§ 40-32-101. Destruction or Release of Records
All public records of a person who has been charged with a misdemeanor or a felony shall, upon petition by that person to the court having jurisdiction in the previous action, be removed and destroyed without cost to the person, if: The charge has been dismissed; A no true bill was returned by a grand […]
§ 40-32-102. Officials Required to Destroy
The chief administrative official of a municipal, county, or state agency and the clerk of each court where the records are recorded shall remove and destroy the records within sixty (60) days from the date of the expunction order issued under § 40-32-101. The Tennessee bureau of investigation shall remove expunged records from the person’s […]
§ 40-32-103. Prior Charges
This chapter applies to those persons charged with a misdemeanor or a felony prior to July 1, 1973, if the person petitions to the court having jurisdiction in the previous action as provided in § 40-32-101.
§ 40-32-104. Penalties
Any person who violates this chapter commits a Class A misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars ($500) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and imprisoned in the county jail or workhouse not less than thirty (30) days and not more than eleven (11) months and twenty-nine (29) days.
§ 40-32-105. Expungement of Person’s Public Records Involving Offenses Related to Status as Victim of Human Trafficking
Notwithstanding § 40-32-101, a person may file a petition for expunction of that person’s public records involving offenses related to the person’s status as a victim of human trafficking. In order to be eligible for expunction pursuant to this section, the petitioner must meet the following requirements: At the time of the filing of the […]