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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Sep 23, 2025

Court: TN Attorney General Opinions

Hearing Date: 08/04/2025

Opinion Number: 15

Question 1: In light of 2025 Tenn. Pub. Acts, ch. 491, may a qualified electronic monitoring provider be an owner, operator, or employee of a professional bondsman, as defined in Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-301, during the period July 1, 2025, to January 1, 2026?

Opinion 1: No.

Question 2: May a qualified electronic monitoring provider be an owner, operator, or employee of a professional bondsman, as defined in Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-11-301, on or after January 1, 2026, if the “grandfathering” carveout clause in 2025 Tenn. Pub. Acts, ch. 491, §11 applies to that provider?

Opinion 2: Likely so.

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