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TCA 40-32-102

Officials required to destroy

FELONYFelony

What does this charge mean?

Certain officials are required to destroy criminal records (expunge) when ordered by a court, ensuring that dismissed, expunged, or overturned records are properly removed from databases.

Penalty Details

ClassificationFelony
Penalty SummaryFelony
(a) 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. Ask a legal question, get an answer ASAP!(b) The Tennessee bureau of investigation shall remove expunged records from the person‘s criminal history within sixty (60) days from the date of receipt of the expunction order.
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TCA Section40-32-102