Bill > HB1900

This bill allows a person to seek a lifetime order of protection, which is a court order designed to prevent abuse or harassment, against someone who has been convicted of certain serious crimes in another state, even if that crime isn't specifically listed in Tennessee law, as long as its elements are similar to a Tennessee offense. The bill clarifies where such a petition can be filed, stating that it can be in the county where the person accused of the crime (the respondent) lives, or if they don't live in Tennessee, then in the county where the person seeking protection (the petitioner) lives. This expands the ability to obtain protection orders to cover out-of-state felony convictions that pose a similar threat.