17.576 Privileged communications -- Written waiver. Communications made in the course of comprehensive sex offender presentence evaluations or treatment to the approved provider and any employee of the approved provider who is assigned to assist in the assessments shall be privileged from disclosure in any civil or criminal proceeding, other than to determine sentence, unless the offender consents in writing to the disclosure or the communication is related to an ongoing criminal investigation. The sexual offender shall be informed in writing of the limits o f the privilege created in this section. Effective: April 11, 2000 History: Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 401, sec. 27, effective April 11, 2000. -- Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 606, sec. 153, effective January 15, 1999.
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