Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 6.
ON APRIL 7, 2022, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2547, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill to authorize clerks of court, county clerks, registers of deeds, and county trustees to enter into agreements with a fingerprint vendor that is under contract with the Tennessee bureau of investigation for purposes of providing fingerprint capture services for fingerprint-based background checks permitted by law. An agreement between clerks of court, county clerks, registers of deeds, or county trustees and a fingerprint vendor that is under contract with the Tennessee bureau of investigation must be limited to fingerprint capture services for fingerprint-based background checks permitted by law and processed by the Tennessee bureau of investigation. ON APRIL 18, 2022, THE HOUSE SUBSTITUTED SENATE BILL 2547 FOR HOUSE BILL 2780, ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2547, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 adds that the terms of an agreement between the fingerprint vendor and clerks of court, county clerks, registers of deeds, or county trustees must not conflict with or negate a contractual obligation that the fingerprint vendor has with the Tennessee bureau of investigation. This amendment requires the fingerprint vendor to provide all fingerprint images captured by the fingerprint vendor pursuant to this bill as amended to the Tennessee bureau of investigation, and requires the bureau to maintain, preserve, and enter the information into an automated fingerprint identification system (AFIS), if appropriate.
ON APRIL 7, 2022, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2547, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill to authorize clerks of court, county clerks, registers of deeds, and county trustees to enter into agreements with a fingerprint vendor that is under contract with the Tennessee bureau of investigation for purposes of providing fingerprint capture services for fingerprint-based background checks permitted by law. An agreement between clerks of court, county clerks, registers of deeds, or county trustees and a fingerprint vendor that is under contract with the Tennessee bureau of investigation must be limited to fingerprint capture services for fingerprint-based background checks permitted by law and processed by the Tennessee bureau of investigation. ON APRIL 18, 2022, THE HOUSE SUBSTITUTED SENATE BILL 2547 FOR HOUSE BILL 2780, ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2547, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 adds that the terms of an agreement between the fingerprint vendor and clerks of court, county clerks, registers of deeds, or county trustees must not conflict with or negate a contractual obligation that the fingerprint vendor has with the Tennessee bureau of investigation. This amendment requires the fingerprint vendor to provide all fingerprint images captured by the fingerprint vendor pursuant to this bill as amended to the Tennessee bureau of investigation, and requires the bureau to maintain, preserve, and enter the information into an automated fingerprint identification system (AFIS), if appropriate.
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