Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.
Tennessee SB0956 amends the eligibility criteria for expunction of criminal records in the state. It affects individuals seeking to have their criminal records expunged by reducing the waiting periods from five to three years for misdemeanors and Class E felonies, six years for Class D felonies, and maintaining ten years for Class C felonies. The bill also modifies the definition of "eligible petitioner" to allow for expunction under certain conditions related to the number of offenses and the time elapsed since the completion of sentences.
Tennessee SB0956 amends the eligibility criteria for expunction of criminal records in the state. It affects individuals seeking to have their criminal records expunged by reducing the waiting periods from five to three years for misdemeanors and Class E felonies, six years for Class D felonies, and maintaining ten years for Class C felonies. The bill also modifies the definition of "eligible petitioner" to allow for expunction under certain conditions related to the number of offenses and the time elapsed since the completion of sentences.
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