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SENATE BILL 956
By Lamar
SB0956
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39
and Title 40, relative to expunction of certain
offenses.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-32-101(g)(2)(B), is amended by
deleting the subdivision and substituting instead:
(B) At the time of the filing of the petition for expunction at least:
(i) Three (3) years have elapsed since the completion of the sentence
imposed for the offense the person is seeking to have expunged, if the offense is
a misdemeanor or Class E felony;
(ii) Six (6) years have elapsed since the completion of the sentence
imposed for the offense the person is seeking to have expunged, if the offense is
a Class D felony; or
(iii) Ten (10) years have elapsed since the completion of the sentence
imposed for the offense the person is seeking to have expunged, if the offense is
a Class C felony; and
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-32-101(k)(1)(C), is amended by
deleting the subdivision and substituting:
(C) At the time of the filing of the petition for expunction at least:
(i) Three (3) years have elapsed since the completion of the sentence
imposed for the most recent offense, if the offenses were both misdemeanors or
a Class E felony and a misdemeanor;
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(ii) Six (6) years have elapsed since the completion of the sentence
imposed for the most recent offense, if one (1) of the offenses was a Class D
felony; or
(iii) Ten (10) years have elapsed since the completion of the sentence
imposed for the most recent offense, if one (1) of the offenses was a Class C
felony;
SECTION 3. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it.