Senate Bill 613 amends the Tennessee Code regarding the expunction of criminal records. It removes a subdivision from Section 40-32-101(g)(1)(B) and modifies the requirements for filing a petition for expunction in Section 40-32-101(g)(2)(B). The new requirements stipulate that a minimum of five years must have passed since the completion of a sentence for misdemeanors (excluding DUI), ten years for Class C or D felonies, and twenty years for DUI offenses before a petition can be filed.

Additionally, the bill introduces a new provision in Section 40-32-101(g)(16) that restricts the expunction of DUI convictions. Specifically, a petitioner can only have a DUI conviction expunged if they have not been convicted of any other criminal offense. Furthermore, a fee of fifty dollars will be required from the petitioner, which will be collected by the court clerk and deposited into a dedicated county fund. The act is set to take effect upon becoming law.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 40-32-101(g)(1)(B)(xlv), 40-32-101, 40-32-101(g)(2)(B), 40-32-101(g)