Tennessee § 40-39-210 - Death of offender.
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§ 40-39-210. Death of offender.
Upon receipt of notice of the death of a registered offender, verified through the registering agency or TBI officials by obtaining a copy of the offender's certificate of death, by checking the social security death index or by obtaining a copy of an accident report, the TBI shall remove all data pertaining to the deceased offender from the SOR. Acts 2004, ch. 921, § 1; 2005, ch. 316, § 1; 2008, ch. 1164, § 10. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2004, ch. 921, § 3 provided that, if the provisions of that act are declared to be invalid, the provisions of former part 1 (§§ 40-39-101 — 40-39-111 ), as such part existed on July 31, 2004, shall be revived and take full force and effect; and further provided that: “It is the intent of the general assembly that, if this act is declared invalid, the prior law shall immediately govern and regulate the registration, verification and tracking of sexual offenders in this state.” Acts 2004, ch. 921, § 4 provided that all sexual offenders who were, prior to August 1, 2004, subject to the provisions of title 40, chapter 39, part 1, shall, on and after August 1, 2004, be subject to the provisions of title 40, chapter 39, part 2, created by that act. Acts 2005, ch. 316, § 2 provided that, if the provisions of that act are declared to be invalid, the provisions of title 40, chapter 39, part 1, as such part existed on July 31, 2004, shall be revived and take full force and effect. It is the intent of the General Assembly that, if this act is declared invalid, the prior law shall immediately govern and regulate the registration, verification and tracking of sexual offenders in this state.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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