Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-39-209 (2026)
Removing records from SOR
✓ current as of May 2026
Except as otherwise provided in § 40-39-207(a)-(d), no record shall be removed from the SOR, unless ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction as part of an expunction order pursuant to § 40-32-101, so long as the offense is eligible for expunction under § 40-32-101.
Acts 2004, ch. 921, § 1; 2005, ch. 316, § 1; 2008, ch. 1164, § 9.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2023–2025 · leading case: John Doe 1 v. William Lee, 102 F.4th 330 (6th Cir. 2024).
John Doe 1 v. William Lee, 102 F.4th 330 (6th Cir. 2024). “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-39-209 (providing that “no record shall be removed from the [registry] unless ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction as part of an expunction order”).”
John Doe #1–9 v. William B. Lee, in his Off. capacity as Governor of Tennessee, et al. (M.D. Tenn. 2025). “3 (citing Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-39-209 (providing that “no record shall be removed from the [registry] unless ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction as part of an expunction order”)).”
Doe v. Rausch (W.D. Tenn. 2023). “6 5 Plaintiff’s complaint alleges § 40-39-209 created this requirement. As this requirement is found in § 40-39-203, the Court presumes that is the statute Plaintiff intended to cite.”
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