Tennessee Sex Offenders
Tennessee State Law
Tennessee Code Annotated section 40-39-106 makes some Tennessee Sexual Offender Registry information about sex offenders who committed certain enumerated offenses on or after July 1, 1997, public record, and requires that the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation post the information on the TBI's internet home page.
The names of sexual offenders who committed sexual offenses before July 1, 1997, are confidential, and subject to release only if the specific sex offender is deemed to pose a threat to the community.
In the Public Acts Chapter 921, Title 40, Chapter 39, the Tennessee general assembly found that:
"Repeat sexual offenders, sexual offenders who use physical violence,
and sexual offenders who prey on children are violent sexual offenders who
present an extreme threat to the public safety. Sexual offenders pose a high risk
of engaging in further offenses after release from incarceration or commitment,
and protection of the public from these offenders is of paramount public interest."
Tennessee State Sex Offender Registry
The Tennessee Sex Offender database lists sex offenders by ZIP code, name, city and by county.
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