Tennessee § 40-39-214 - Providing information in registry.
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§ 40-39-214. Providing information in registry.
Except as provided in subsection (c), immediately after an offender registers or updates a registration, TBI shall provide all information in the registry about the offender that is made public pursuant to § 40-39-206(d) to the following: The United States attorney general, who shall include that information in the national sex offender registry or other appropriate databases; Appropriate law enforcement agencies, including probation and parole offices, and each school and public housing agency, in each area in which the individual resides, is an employee, establishes a physical presence or is a student; Each jurisdiction where the sex offender resides, is an employee, establishes a physical presence or is a student and each jurisdiction from or to which a change of residence, employment or student status occurs; Any agency responsible for conducting employment-related background checks; Social service entities responsible for protecting minors in the child welfare system; Volunteer organizations in which contact with minors or other vulnerable individuals might occur; and Any organization, company or individual who requests such notifications pursuant to procedures established by TBI. In addition to the information provided pursuant to subsection (a), TBI shall provide all information in the registry about the offender, regardless of whether the information is made public pursuant to § 40-39-206(d), to the organization described in subdivision (a)(1) and appropriate law enforcement agencies. Notwithstanding subsection (a), TBI is not required to provide information to an organization or individual described in subdivision (a)(6) or (a)(7) more frequently than once every five (5) business days and an organization in subdivision (a)(6) or (a)(7) may elect to receive notification less frequently than five (5) business days. Acts 2008, ch. 1164, § 13; 2011, ch. 483, § 22.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 40-39-214 ("Providing information in registry.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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