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Automatic Expungements Require Petitioner's Request
March 12, 2026
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 12 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on March 11, 2026, by Azya Thornton:

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Automatic Expungements Require Petitioner's Request

A news item in yesterday's issue of TBA Today highlighted a new expungement process for certain cases in the Shelby County Criminal Court. The court has asked that TBA clarify that the new automatic expungement process is initiated only after the petition . . .

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