Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has signed the “Voyeurism Victims Act” into law.
As introduced, House Bill 0602 enacts the “Voyeurism Victims Act,” which expands the offense of unlawful photography to include an unauthorized photograph that the defendant knew would include the unclothed intimate area of the victim or the victim engaged in sexual activity; authorizes the issuance of an order of protection for a person who has been subjected to, threatened with, or placed in fear of unlawful photography.
The “Voyeurism Victims Act” gives victims more time to press charges. Current law gives victims only a year from when the crime occurred to press charges. The new law gives victims a year to press charges starting when they find out about the crime.
The law goes into effect July 1.