Tennessee § 40-38-605 - Notification of change of program participant's address — Renewal of certification.
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§ 40-38-605. Notification of change of program participant's address — Renewal of certification.
A program participant shall notify the office of the secretary of state of any change in the participant's residence address and application information within thirty (30) days after any change has occurred by submitting a notice of change to the office of the secretary of state on a form prescribed by the secretary of state. If registered to vote, the applicant shall also complete a change of address form for voter registration purposes. The certification of a program participant shall be valid for four (4) years after the date of the filing of the application for the program participant, unless the certification is withdrawn or invalidated before the end of that four-year period. A program participant who continues to be eligible to participate in the program may renew the program participant's certification by submitting a renewal application to the secretary of state with the assistance of an application assistant. The renewal application shall be on a form prescribed by the secretary of state and shall contain all of the information described in § 40-38-604. When a program participant renews the program participant's certification, the program participant shall continue to use the program participant's original program participant identification number and substitute address. Acts 2018, ch. 1004, § 1. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2018, ch. 1004, § 4 provided that the secretary of state is authorized to promulgate rules in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, to implement the provisions of this act. Cross-References. Confidentiality of public records, § 10-7-504 .
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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