TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Oct 14, 2021

Contested by dozens of lawsuits, Tennessee's sex offender registry — a system that tracks and regulates offenders convicted of sex crimes — is getting a renewed look from Tennessee lawmakers, the Tennessean reports. A joint committee, consisting of 12 members from both legislative chambers, convened yesterday to explore changes to the system. The main concern, according to the panel, is that the system, established in 1994 and revamped in 2004, may now be deemed unconstitutional for being too punitive.