Tennessee § 39-17-904 - Destruction of material upon conviction.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 39-17-904 — Destruction of material upon conviction., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 39-17-904. Destruction of material upon conviction.
Upon the conviction of the accused, the court may, when the conviction becomes final, order any matter of advertisement, in respect whereof the accused stands convicted, and that remains in the possession or under the control of the district attorney general or any law enforcement agency to be destroyed, and the court may cause to be destroyed any such material in its possession or under its control. Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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