Tennessee Statutes
§ 37-1-614 — Evidentiary privileges inapplicable in child sexual abuse cases
Tennessee·Title 37
The privileged quality of communication between husband and wife and between any professional person and the professional person's patient or client, and any other privileged communication, except that between attorney and client, as such communication relates both to the competency of the witness and to the exclusion of confidential communications, shall not apply to any situation involving known or suspected child sexual abuse and shall not constitute grounds for failure to report as required by this part, failure to cooperate with the department in its activities pursuant to this part, or failure to give evidence in any judicial proceeding relating to child sexual abuse.
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Related
State v. Smith
933 S.W.2d 450 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 1996)
State Department of Children's Services v. M.P.
173 S.W.3d 794 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2005)
John F. Pinkard, M.D. v. HCA Health Services of Tennessee, Inc. D/B/A Summit Medical Center
545 S.W.3d 443 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2017)
State v. Michael D. Keen
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1999)
State of Tennessee v. Jeremy Curtis Workman
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2011)
State v. Chesley Randell Thompson
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1999)
Legislative History
Acts 1985, ch. 478, § 15.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 37-1-102
Chapter and part definitions§ 37-1-103
Exclusive original jurisdiction§ 37-1-104
Concurrent jurisdiction§ 37-1-105
Probation officers§ 37-1-106
Youth services officer§ 37-1-107
Magistrates§ 37-1-108
Commencement of proceedings§ 37-1-111
Venue§ 37-1-113
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