Tennessee Statutes
§ 8-6-407 — Confidentiality of writings, records or tangible objects obtained by attorney general
Tennessee·Title 8
(a)All testimony, books, documents, or other writings, records or tangible objects obtained by the attorney general and reporter pursuant to §§ 8-6-401 and 8-6-402 shall be confidential and shall not be publicly divulged by the office of the attorney general and reporter except in the discharge of the duties of the office or in legal proceedings in which the state is a party.
(b)All other documentary material, answers to written interrogatories, and transcripts of oral testimony that are voluntarily provided to the attorney general and reporter as part of an investigation under this part must be treated as if obtained pursuant to a demand issued under this part if said materials were obtained pursuant to an investigative demand or similar process issued by another state or federal attorn
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Related
State Ex Rel. Shriver v. Leech
612 S.W.2d 454 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 1981)
McNiel v. Cooper
241 S.W.3d 886 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2007)
Frank H. McNiel v. Susan R. Cooper
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2007)
Legislative History
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 776,s 17, eff. 4/23/2024. Acts 1978, ch. 890, § 1; T.C.A., § 8-863.
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