Tennessee § 56-1-107 - Authority to query the TBI's criminal history records system.
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§ 56-1-107. Authority to query the TBI's criminal history records system.
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, in conjunction with the issuance of licenses, permits and registrations and the investigation of consumer complaints, the department has the authority to query the Tennessee bureau of investigation's (TBI) Tennessee criminal history records system for the following information: Tennessee criminal history records; Tennessee repository for apprehension of persons (TRAP); State of Tennessee orders of protection files (STOP); and Criminal history records of the federal government and other states to which the TBI may have access. Criminal history records of the federal bureau of investigation may be obtained for the reasons listed in this section only if fingerprints are obtained and submitted through the TBI. Acts 2004, ch. 557, § 1.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 56-1-107 ("Authority to query the TBI's criminal history records system.") 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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