§ 40-39-217. Community Notification System
Any county, metropolitan form of government or municipality may, by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the legislative body, choose to establish a community notification system whereby certain residences, schools and child-care facilities within the county, metropolitan form of government or municipality are notified when a person required to register pursuant to this part as a […]
§ 40-39-218. Termination of Registration Requirements Based on Status as Victim of Human Trafficking, Sexual Offenses or Domestic Abuse
A person who is mandated to comply with the requirements of this part, based solely upon a conviction for aggravated prostitution, under § 39-13-516, may petition the sentencing court for termination of the registration requirements based on the person’s status as a victim of a human trafficking offense, as defined by § 39-13-314, a sexual […]
§ 40-39-209. Removing Records From Sor
Except as otherwise provided in § 40-39-207(a)-(d), no record shall be removed from the SOR, unless ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction as part of an expunction order pursuant to § 40-32-101, so long as the offense is eligible for expunction under § 40-32-101.
§ 40-39-210. Death of Offender
Upon receipt of notice of the death of a registered offender, verified through the registering agency or TBI officials by obtaining a copy of the offender’s certificate of death, by checking the social security death index or by obtaining a copy of an accident report, the TBI shall remove all data pertaining to the deceased […]
§ 40-39-211. Residential and Work Restrictions
While mandated to comply with the requirements of this chapter, no sexual offender, as defined in § 40-39-202, or violent sexual offender as defined in § 40-39-202, shall knowingly establish a primary or secondary residence or any other living accommodation or knowingly accept employment within one thousand feet (1,000′) of the property line of any […]
§ 40-39-212. Registration Requirement
Upon the court’s acceptance of a defendant’s entry of a plea of guilty or a finding of guilt by a jury or judge after trial, and, notwithstanding the absence of a final sentencing and entry of a judgment of conviction, any defendant who is employed or practices a vocation, establishes a primary or secondary residence […]
§ 40-39-103. Publication of List of Persons Convicted of Animal Abuse on Tbi Website — Length of Time Name Maintained on List — Removal of Name
Beginning January 1, 2016, the TBI shall post a publicly accessible list on its website of any person convicted of an animal abuse offense on and after that date. The list shall include a photograph taken of the convicted animal abuser as part of the booking process, the animal abuser’s full legal name, and other […]
§ 40-39-104. Promulgation of Rules
The TBI may promulgate rules to effectuate the purposes of this part. The rules shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
§ 40-39-201. Short Title — Legislative Findings
This part shall be known as and may be cited as the “Tennessee Sexual Offender and Violent Sexual Offender Registration, Verification and Tracking Act of 2004.” The general assembly finds and declares that: Repeat sexual offenders, sexual offenders who use physical violence and sexual offenders who prey on children are violent sexual offenders who present […]
§ 40-39-202. Part Definitions
As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: “Conviction” means a judgment entered by a Tennessee court upon a plea of guilty, a plea of nolo contendere, a finding of guilt by a jury or the court notwithstanding any pending appeal or habeas corpus proceeding arising from the judgment. “Conviction” includes, but is […]