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This bill, known as the "Voyeurism Victims Act," amends several sections of Tennessee law to expand protections and legal recourse for victims of observation without consent and unlawful photography. The bill adds new definitions, such as defining "disseminate" as transferring, publishing, or making something accessible, and introduces new categories of victims including "observation without consent victim" and "unlawful photography victim." It modifies existing statutes related to domestic abuse and protective orders to explicitly include these new types of privacy invasion, allowing victims of observation without consent and unlawful photography to seek legal relief similar to victims of domestic abuse, stalking, or sexual assault. The bill also extends the statute of limitations for these crimes, stipulating that the time limit will be paused (tolled) during any period when the defendant actively conceals the crime, until the victim discovers the offense. Most sections of the bill take effect immediately, with Sections 1 and 2 specifically scheduled to take effect on July 1, 2025, aimed at providing more comprehensive legal protections for individuals whose privacy has been violated through non-consensual observation or photography.

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https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0602&ga=114