{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-40-39-212","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-39-212","heading":"Registration requirement","body":"(a) Upon the court's acceptance of a defendant's entry of a plea of guilty or a finding of guilt by a jury or judge after trial, and, notwithstanding the absence of a final sentencing and entry of a judgment of conviction, any defendant who is employed or practices a vocation, establishes a primary or secondary residence or becomes a student in this state and who enters a plea of guilty to a sexual offense as defined by § 40-39-202 or a violent sexual offense as defined by § 40-39-202 , shall be required to register with a registering agency.\n(b) Notwithstanding the absence of a final sentencing and entry of a judgment of conviction, any defendant who is employed or practices a vocation, establishes a primary or secondary residence or becomes a student in this state and who enters a plea of guilty to an offense in another state, county or jurisdiction that may result in a conviction of a sexual offense as defined by § 40-39-202 or a violent sexual offense as defined by § 40-39-202 , shall be required to register with a registering agency.\n(c) Upon the court's acceptance of a defendant's entry of a plea of guilty, and notwithstanding the absence of a final sentencing and entry of a judgment of conviction, any defendant from another state who enters a plea of guilty to an offense in this state that may result in a conviction of a sexual offense as defined by § 40-39-202 or a violent sexual offense as defined by § 40-39-202 , shall be required to register with a registering agency.\n(d) This part shall apply to offenders who received diversion under § 40-35-313 or its equivalent in any other jurisdiction.","path":["TN Code","Title 40","Chapter 39"],"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":"e5aa4b946ad996dcdcda8b0c8180bcf81dd51de23527a79e122ea998b03b09c3","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-40-39-211","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-40-39-213"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}