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| 2 | 2 | | <BillNo> <Sponsor> |
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| 4 | 4 | | SENATE BILL 1232 |
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| 5 | 5 | | By Johnson |
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| 8 | 8 | | SB1232 |
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| 9 | 9 | | 001083 |
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| 10 | 10 | | - 1 - |
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| 12 | 12 | | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, |
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| 13 | 13 | | Chapter 32, Part 1, relative to expunction of |
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| 14 | 14 | | criminal records. |
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| 16 | 16 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: |
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| 17 | 17 | | SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-32-101, is amended by adding |
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| 18 | 18 | | the following as a new subsection: |
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| 19 | 19 | | (p) |
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| 20 | 20 | | (1) Notwithstanding subsections (g), (k), and (m), effective July 1, 2025, |
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| 21 | 21 | | for purposes of this subsection (p), "eligible petitioner" means a person who: |
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| 22 | 22 | | (A) Is seeking expunction of an offense that: |
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| 23 | 23 | | (i) Is eligible for expunction under subdivision (g)(1); and |
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| 24 | 24 | | (ii) Occurred at least ten (10) years after the person's |
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| 25 | 25 | | conviction for an offense under § 55-10-401; |
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| 26 | 26 | | (B) Has fulfilled all requirements of the sentence imposed by the |
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| 27 | 27 | | court for the offense the person is seeking to expunge, including: |
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| 28 | 28 | | (i) Payment of all fines, restitution, court costs, and other |
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| 29 | 29 | | assessments for the offense; |
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| 30 | 30 | | (ii) Completion of any term of imprisonment or probation |
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| 31 | 31 | | for the offense; and |
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| 32 | 32 | | (iii) Meeting all conditions of supervised or unsupervised |
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| 33 | 33 | | release for the offense; |
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| 34 | 34 | | (C) Has not previously been granted expunction under subsection |
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| 35 | 35 | | (g), subsection (k), or subsection (m); and |
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| 40 | 40 | | (D) Has not been convicted of an offense under § 55-10-401 |
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| 41 | 41 | | more than one (1) time. |
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| 42 | 42 | | (2) A person may petition for expunction of an offense under this |
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| 43 | 43 | | subsection (p) only one (1) time. |
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| 44 | 44 | | (3) Subdivisions (g)(3)-(6), (8), (12), and (13) apply to a petition filed |
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| 45 | 45 | | under this subsection (p). |
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| 46 | 46 | | SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it. |
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