36-3-623 - Confidentiality of records of shelters or centers. - Tennessee Statutes

36-3-623. Confidentiality of records of shelters or centers.

The records of domestic violence shelters and rape crisis centers shall be treated as confidential by the records custodian of such shelters or centers, unless:

     (1)  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.

[Acts 1999, ch. 344, § 5; 2005, ch. 226, § 1.]