Form BI-0200 at a glance
What it is: BI-0200 is the Application for Certification of Eligibility for Diversion.
Who signs: The Criminal Records Unit, TBI, the JUDGE, the DISTRICT ATTORNEY and the ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT sign.
A filled-in Form BI-0200 example: a pro se defendant lists one offense
How to fill out Form BI-0200, box by box
County, court and judge
Enter the County, Court, Division and Judge, and mark Circuit, Criminal or Sessions.
Enter the Court Date.
The defendant
Enter the Defendant's Name, Date of Birth, Sex, Race (B/I/A/W) and Social Security Number.
Type of diversion
Under Type of Diversion, mark Pretrial or Judicial.
Offenses to be diverted
Under Offenses to be Diverted, enter the offense, the TCA and the Arrest/Citation Date, and mark FEL or MISD.
District attorney to whom response should be sent
Enter the name and email address of the District Attorney or Assistant District Attorney to whom response should be sent.
Defense attorney or pro se defendant
Enter the name, phone number, and email of the Defense Attorney or Pro Se Defendant.
Certification of eligibility for diversion
Pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. §38-6-118(b), a query of the TBI Expunged Criminal Offender and Pretrial Diversion Database has been conducted pursuant to the authorized request.
One of these applies: the defendant has not had a prior disqualifying felony or misdemeanor conviction; the defendant has a prior disqualifying felony or misdemeanor conviction; the defendant has a prior arrest for which no disposition has been entered.
One of these applies: the defendant has not previously been granted diversion; the defendant has been granted diversion before.
Where it applies: the defendant has a prior expunction due to a diversion; the defendant has a prior expunction due to §40-32-107.
The Criminal Records Unit, TBI, signs and enters the Date.
More rules for Form BI-0200
This does not constitute a certification that the defendant is eligible or ineligible for diversion under TCA 40-35-313 or TCA 40-15-105. This is only a certification that a records check of the TBI Expunged Criminal Offender and Pretrial Diversion Database has revealed qualifying or disqualifying information under the criteria set out in the diversion statutes referenced.
Judgment of Pretrial Diversion or Judicial Diversion.
Common questions about Form BI-0200
Who signs it?
The JUDGE signs the Judgment of Pretrial Diversion or Judicial Diversion on the JUDGE (Signature) line, with the JUDGE (Printed) and the ENTRY OF JUDGMENT DATE. The DISTRICT ATTORNEY and the ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT also sign the judgment.
Sources
[1] Form BI-0200 (Rev 01/2026), Application for Certification of Eligibility for Diversion, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (the Official source link on this page).