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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 66
SENATE BILL NO. 531
By Stevens, Lowe
Substituted for: House Bill No. 582
By Doggett, Farmer, Scarbrough, Stinnett, Hardaway
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, relative to sexual offenders.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 39, Part 2, is amended by adding
the following as a new section:
(a) The TBI shall classify a person who is required to register pursuant to this part with
a qualifying conviction under § 40-39-202, or who is required to register pursuant to § 40-39-
203(a)(2) as a sexual offender, violent sexual offender, or violent juvenile sexual offender, and
whether an offender is an offender against children, as defined in § 40-39-202.
(b) The TBI may rely on investigative reports; files of a United States attorney, district
attorney general, or other prosecutorial entity; court records; or other credible information in
classifying an offender under this section.
(c) The TBI shall notify the offender of the classification.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
SENATE BILL NO. 531
PASSED: March 17, 2025
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RANDY McNALLY
SPEAKER OF THE SENATE
CAMERONSEXTON,SPEAKER
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APPROVED thi.s _{)5_ _-f{_ /,,. day of {V)O:V:G,e, 2025
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