Showing posts with label Legislation-TN. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Legislation-TN. Show all posts
Friday, July 6, 2012

New law allows some Tennessee offenders to have their records expunged

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By Lee Davis A recently passed bill which will became law on July 1st will permit some criminals to expunge select felonies and misdemeanor...
Tuesday, July 3, 2012

New Laws Broaden Scope of Sex Offender Registry

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  By Stevie Phillips The Tennessee General Assembly passed four new laws that broaden the scope of the sex offender registry...
Saturday, June 30, 2012

Tennessee legislators celebrate Independence Day with 151 new laws set to take effect on July 1st

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By Lee Davis Tennessee legislators have been busy these last few months compiling a seemingly never-ending stack of bills for Governor Bil...
Sunday, June 10, 2012

The Baumgartner Debacle Continues

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former judge Ricard Baumgartner photo knoxnews.com Special Judge Jon Kerry Blackwood affirmed his earlier decision, recently reviewed b...
Friday, May 25, 2012

Tennessee’s New Expungement Statute Goes into Effect July 1

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By Stevie Phillips Criminal Procedure - As enacted, this law authorizes persons to petition for expungement of records of conviction for c...
Thursday, May 3, 2012

RICO gang legislation passes Tennessee House

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Rep. Vince Dean (East Ridge, TN) by Lee Davis Some believe the recently passed gang legislation is a substantive bill and the bill’s s...
Sunday, April 15, 2012

Gov. Haslam allows evolution bill to become TN law

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by Lee Davis Gov. Bill Haslam  allowed House Bill 368/ Senate Bill 893 , the evolution bill, to become law without his signature.  The g...