{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-40-29-204","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-29-204","heading":"Persons never eligible to register and vote","body":"Notwithstanding this part, the following persons shall never be eligible to register and vote in this state: (1) Those convicted after July 1, 1986, of the offenses of voter fraud, treason, murder in the first degree, or aggravated rape; (2) Those convicted after July 1, 1996, but before July 1, 2006, of any of the offenses set out in subdivision (1) or any other degree of murder or rape; and (3) Those convicted on or after July 1, 2006, of: (A) Any of the offenses set out in subdivision (1) or (2); (B) Any other violation of title 39, chapter 16, parts 1, 4 or 5 designated as a felony or any violation containing the same elements and designated as a felony in any other state or federal court; or (C) Any sexual offense set out in § 40-39-202 or violent sexual offense set out in § 40-39-202 that is designated as a felony or any violation containing the same elements and designated as a felony in any other state or federal court and where the victim of the offense was a minor. Acts 2006, ch. 860, § 1; 2011, ch. 184, §§ 1, 2.\nNotwithstanding this part, the following persons shall never be eligible to register and vote in this state:\n(1) Those convicted after July 1, 1986, of the offenses of voter fraud, treason, murder in the first degree, or aggravated rape;\n(2) Those convicted after July 1, 1996, but before July 1, 2006, of any of the offenses set out in subdivision (1) or any other degree of murder or rape; and\n(3) Those convicted on or after July 1, 2006, of: (A) Any of the offenses set out in subdivision (1) or (2); (B) Any other violation of title 39, chapter 16, parts 1, 4 or 5 designated as a felony or any violation containing the same elements and designated as a felony in any other state or federal court; or (C) Any sexual offense set out in § 40-39-202 or violent sexual offense set out in § 40-39-202 that is designated as a felony or any violation containing the same elements and designated as a felony in any other state or federal court and where the victim of the offense was a minor.\n(A) Any of the offenses set out in subdivision (1) or (2);\n(B) Any other violation of title 39, chapter 16, parts 1, 4 or 5 designated as a felony or any violation containing the same elements and designated as a felony in any other state or federal court; or\n(C) Any sexual offense set out in § 40-39-202 or violent sexual offense set out in § 40-39-202 that is designated as a felony or any violation containing the same elements and designated as a felony in any other state or federal court and where the victim of the offense was a minor.","path":["TN Code","Title 40","Chapter 29"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"4ef0b74888ba856a28b55014a05cf3c38ad7fb98f9ae289c8b58c6642aedfe50","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-40-29-203","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-40-29-205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}