§ 37-3-802 — Part definitions

For purposes of this part, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Appropriate sampling" means cases of a second or subsequent incident of severe child abuse selected by the commission from all profiled cases submitted by the department of children's services; (2) "Child abuse" has the same meaning as abuse defined in § 37-1-102 ; (3) "Commission" means the Tennessee second look commission; (4) "Investigatory meetings" means commission meetings where information made confidential pursuant to state or federal law is examined by the commission or information is being discussed that is relevant to a pending criminal action; (5) "Profiled cases" means cases of a second or subsequent incident of severe child abuse provided by the department of children's services to the commission; (6) "Second or subsequent incident of severe child abuse" means an indicated incident of severe child abuse to a victim who had a prior indicated incident of child abuse or severe child abuse, as determined by the department of children's services; and (7) "Severe child abuse" has the same meaning as the term is defined in § 37-1-102 .

Legislative History

Acts 2010, ch. 1060, § 1.