Expunction - As enacted, permits a court to expunge certain violent offenses for which a person has been pardoned; requires the court to consider, in weighing the best interests of justice and public safety, whether the offense sought to be expunged was violent and any other relevant factors presented by the petitioner and the district attorney general. - Amends TCA Title 40.

Summary

The bill changes Tennessee’s expungement law so that a person who has received a pardon can ask a court to erase the record of certain violent felonies. The court must consider whether the offense was violent, any other factors the petitioner and the district attorney present, and the best interests of justice and public safety. It creates a rebuttable presumption in favor of granting the petition for eligible applicants while still restricting the most serious violent crimes.

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