Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-30-402 (2026)
Part definitions
✓ current as of May 2026
As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires, "fingerprint analysis" means the processes through which fingerprints are analyzed and compared for identification purposes, including, but not limited to, latent print comparisons and searches in fingerprint databases.
Added by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 355, s 2, eff. 7/1/2021.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2002–2026 · leading case: Nichols v. State, 90 S.W.3d 576 (Tenn. 2002).
Nichols v. State, 90 S.W.3d 576 (Tenn. 2002). “" Tenn.Code Ann. § 40-30-402. [10] An appellate court "on its own motion or on motion of a party may consider facts concerning the action that occurred after judgment.”
Eric Tolley v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2012). “” T.C.A. § 40-30-402. In 2004, the Petitioner entered guilty pleas to three counts of aggravated sexual battery and two counts of rape of child.”
Tony Von Carruthers v. Jonathan Skrmetti (6th Cir. 2026). “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-30-402 . Petitioners convicted of specific crimes, including first-degree murder, can ask the state court to order a fingerprint analysis of any evidence in the possession or control of the prosecution or law enforcement agency that is related to the…”
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