Tennessee § 38-8-311 Investigative record of officer-involved shooting death

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§ 38-8-311 — Investigative record of officer-involved shooting death

Tennessee § 38-8-311

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 38-8-311 (2026).

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(a)After completion of an investigation into an officer-involved shooting death by the Tennessee bureau of investigation and after the completion of the prosecutorial function by the district attorney general, notwithstanding § 10-7-504 to the contrary, the investigative record of the incident shall become a public record pursuant to title 10, chapter 7. Notwithstanding § 10-7-504 , the district attorney general may disclose all or part of the investigative record to the public prior to the record becoming a public record as provided in this section.

(b)For purposes of this section, "officer-involved shooting death" means a death that results from a shooting by a law enforcement officer that occurs while the officer is on-duty or is off-duty while performing activities that are within th

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(a) After completion of an investigation into an officer-involved shooting death by the Tennessee bureau of investigation and after the completion of the prosecutorial function by the district attorney general, notwithstanding § 10-7-504 to the contrary, the investigative record of the incident shall become a public record pursuant to title 10, chapter 7. Notwithstanding § 10-7-504 , the district attorney general may disclose all or part of the investigative record to the public prior to the record becoming a public record as provided in this section. (b) For purposes of this section, "officer-involved shooting death" means a death that results from a shooting by a law enforcement officer that occurs while the officer is on-duty or is off-duty while performing activities that are within the scope of the law enforcement officer's duties.