Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-30-412 (2026)

Analysis results - Dismissal of petition - Order for hearing

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If the results of the post-conviction fingerprint analysis are not favorable to the petitioner, the court shall dismiss the petition, and make further orders as may be appropriate. If the results of the post-conviction fingerprint analysis are favorable, the court shall order a hearing, notwithstanding any law or rule of court that would bar the hearing as untimely, and thereafter make orders as are required or permitted by the Rules of Criminal Procedure or part 1 of this chapter.

Added by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 355, s 2, eff. 7/1/2021.


Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2006–2022 · leading case: Bondurant v. State, 208 S.W.3d 424 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2006).
Bondurant v. State, 208 S.W.3d 424 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “Tennessee Code Annotated section 40-30-412 was transferred to section 40-30-312 in 2003.”
Oscar Smith v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2022). · cites it 6× “T.C.A. § 40-30-412. However, if the results are favorable, the court shall order a hearing.”
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