Terms Used In Tennessee Code 55-10-711

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Department: means the department of revenue. See Tennessee Code 55-1-111
  • Person: means a natural person, firm, copartnership, association, corporation, or an engaged ADS. See Tennessee Code 55-8-101
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in a perceivable form. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

If a person‘s driving privileges have been denied pursuant to this part, when the person becomes eighteen (18) years of age, all records relating to the denial maintained by the court in which the conviction or adjudication occurred and by the department of safety shall be expunged and the driving record maintained by the department on the person shall not reflect that a denial of driving privileges occurred. This section shall apply only upon the expiration of the denial or suspension previously ordered by the juvenile court judge and when all requirements for reinstatement have been met.