HB0373 - Tennessee: Courts, Criminal, Criminal Procedure

Companion Bill SB0797. Criminal Procedure - Requires expunction of certain criminal records under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 40. Fiscal Summary for *HB0373 / SB0797Increase Local Govt. Revenues - $1,359,600 Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - $1,359,600* Bill Summary for *HB0373 / SB0797 Under present law, all public records of a person who has been charged with a misdemeanor or a felony will, 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 jury, a verdict of not guilty was returned, whether by the judge following a bench trial or by a jury, or the person was arrested and released without being charged. This bill adds to the above provisions to provide [...]

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