(a) Section 52-3-103 does not prohibit disclosure to a law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction over felonious acts of bodily harm or sexual offenses that appear to have been committed on the premises of a facility whose records are made confidential by § 52-3-103.(b) If the felonious act involves a sexual offense governed by title 37, chapter 1, part 6, or title 71, chapter 6, part 1, in a locality having a sex abuse crime unit, disclosure for law enforcement investigative purposes must be made only to that unit of the law enforcement agency. This section does not limit the requirements of disclosure of reports of harm and access to records required by title 37, chapter 1, parts 4 and 6, or title 71, chapter 6, part 1, for investigations by the department of children's services or the department of human services.(c) Permissible disclosure of a felonious act for the purpose of conducting a necessary investigation includes:(1) The name of, and providing access to, witnesses or potential witnesses of the offense;(2) The name of, and providing access to, suspects or potential suspects of the offense; and(3) The scene of, and providing access to, where the offense occurred.(d) otential witnesses of the offense;(2) The name of, and providing access to, suspects or potential suspects of the offense; and(3) The scene of, and providing access to, where the offense occurred.(d) Section 52-3-103 does not prohibit disclosures to law enforcement when the disclosure is made in compliance with the requirements in 45 CFR 164.512(f).Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 688,s 2, eff. 7/1/2024.
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