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Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-3-623

Confidentiality of records of shelters, centers, providers

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Doe v. Old Dominion Univ. (2018)

Most recently applied in Doe v. Old Dominion Univ. (January 2018)

Acts 1999, ch. 344, § 5; 2005, ch. 226, § 1; 2018, ch. 613, § 1.

(1) The records of domestic violence shelters, rape crisis centers, and human trafficking service providers shall be treated as confidential by the records custodian of such shelters, centers, or providers unless: The individual to whom the records pertain authorizes their release; or

(2) A court approves a subpoena for the records, subject to such restrictions as the court may impose, including in camera review.

(3) As used in this section, “human trafficking service providers” means agencies or groups that are incorporated as a not-for-profit organization for at least six (6) months, are tax-exempt under § 501 of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. § 501), and that have provided services to victims of human trafficking.

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.