Clarification on Theft from Cargo Containers
This proposed bill would clarify that a person commits theft of property if they knowingly enter a cargo container and remove merchandise with the intent to deprive a merchant of its stated price. This change affects anyone who might consider stealing goods from cargo containers, making it clear that such actions are considered theft under Tennessee law. The exact effective date is not specified.
The previous version of the law did not explicitly address the act of entering cargo containers to remove merchandise with intent to deprive merchants of their stated price.
This proposed bill would clarify that a person commits theft of property if they knowingly enter a cargo container and remove merchandise with the intent to deprive a merchant of its stated price. This change affects anyone who might consider stealing goods from cargo containers, making it clear that such actions are considered theft under Tennessee law. The exact effective date is not specified.