Tennessee Expungement Law Blog

Tennessee Supreme Court Rules That Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Lacks Authority to Violate Expungement Orders

“The determination of whether an offense is eligible for expunction is an obligation entrusted to courts, not the TBI[,]” the Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled.  Accordingly, “the TBI lacked authority to refuse to comply” with a final and unappealed expungement order that no statute “authorize[d] the TBI to disregard or revise[.]”  The Tennessee Supreme Court’s […]

Tennessee Adopts Seven New Expungement Reforms in 2021

By Nashville Expungement Attorney Daniel A. Horwitz: *Note: This is a free informational resource about expungement law in Tennessee.  If you are looking to hire an attorney to expunge your record for you, please click here instead.* During the 2021 legislative session, the Tennessee General Assembly enacted a host of new expungement laws. These amendments to Tennessee’s expungement […]

New Law Reduces Expungement Fees to $100 for All Convictions, Diversions

By Nashville Expungement Attorney Daniel A. Horwitz: *Note: This is a free informational resource about expungement law in Tennessee.  If you are looking to hire an attorney to expunge your record for you, please click here instead.* Beginning July 1, 2019, a new Tennessee law will eliminate state fees from the expungement process, meaning that the total cost […]

Yes, (some) DUI charges can be expunged in Tennessee

By Nashville Expungement Attorney Daniel A. Horwitz: *Note: This is a free informational resource about expungement law in Tennessee.  If you are seeking to hire an attorney to expunge your record for you, please click here instead.* Tennessee DUI lawyers peddling their services are fond of claiming that DUI charges will remain on your record forever.  There is […]

New Law Reduces Tennessee’s Expungement Fee for Diversion Cases

By Nashville Expungement Attorney Daniel A. Horwitz: *Note: This is a free informational resource about expungement law in Tennessee.  If you are looking to hire an attorney to expunge your record for you, please click here instead.* A new law that reduces the fee for expunging criminal charges following the successful completion of a diversion program has been […]

New Partial Expungement Law Now In Effect

By Nashville Expungement Attorney Daniel A. Horwitz: *Note: This is a free informational resource about expungement law in Tennessee.  If you are looking to hire an attorney to expunge your record for you, please click here instead.* A new law aimed at helping people clear dismissed charges from their criminal record is now being enforced in Nashville.  The […]

New Law Reduces Tennessee’s Expungement Fee for Convictions from $450 to $280

By Nashville Expungement Attorney Daniel A. Horwitz: *Note: This is a free informational resource about expungement law in Tennessee.  If you are looking to hire an attorney to expunge your record for you, please click here instead.* A new law that reduces the total cost of expunging a conviction from $450 to $280 was officially signed by Governor […]

Driver’s License Offenses No Longer Prevent Convictions from Being Expunged in Nashville

By Nashville Expungement Attorney Daniel A. Horwitz: *Note: This is a free informational resource about expungement law in Tennessee.  If you are looking to hire an attorney to expunge your record for you, please click here instead.* In yet another welcome victory for expungement access in Tennessee, driver’s license offenses will no longer prevent people from expunging other criminal […]

After Groundbreaking Victory in Court, New Expungement Law May Benefit You

By Nashville Expungement Attorney Daniel A. Horwitz: *Note: This is a free informational resource about expungement law in Tennessee.  If you are looking to hire an attorney to expunge your record for you, please click here instead.* A new expungement law enacted in 2015 is finally being applied to cases in Nashville.  The reform will benefit tens of […]