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Fiscal Summary LOCAL GOVERNMENTREVENUEMandatoryFY25-26 & Subsequent Years$85,100 OTHER FISCAL IMPACT Passage of the proposed legislation could jeopardize Federal Highway Administration funds to the Tennessee Department of Transportation’s Highway Fund. Bill Summary Present law generally authorizes an eligible petitioner to file a petition for expunction of that person's public records involving a criminal offense if the following conditions are met: (1) The offense for which the person is seeking expunction occurred prior to any conviction for a criminal offense that is ineligible for expunction, including convictions for federal offenses and offenses in other states that would be ineligible for expunction in this state. However, a moving or nonmoving traffic offense is not a disqualifying offense; (2) The person has not previously been granted expunction for another criminal offense; (3) At the time of the filing of the petition for expunction, at least (i) five years have elapsed since the completion of the sentence imposed for the offense the person is seeking to have expunged, if the offense is a misdemeanor or Class E felony; or (ii) 10 years have elapsed since the completion of the sentence imposed for the offense the person is seeking to have expunged, if the offense is a Class C or D felony; and (4) The person has fulfilled all the requirements of the sentence imposed by the court in which the individual was convicted of the offense, including (i) payment of all fines, restitution, court costs and other assessments; (ii) completion of any term of imprisonment or probation; (iii) meeting all conditions of supervised or unsupervised release; and (iv) if so required by the conditions of the sentence imposed, remaining free from dependency on or abuse of alcohol or a controlled substance or other prohibited sub