Tennessee Code 45-10-112 – Opening of sealed envelope
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 45-10-112
- Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
- Issuer: means any person that causes to be issued a subpoena for the production of records. See Tennessee Code 45-10-102
- Person: means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, trust or any other legal entity organized under the laws of this state, including any department or agency of this state, any county or municipal corporation located in this state, and any court of this state or of the United States. See Tennessee Code 45-10-102
- records: means any original document, any copy of an original document, or any information contained in the document, other than a customer's name, address, and account number, held by or in the custody of a financial institution, where the document, copy or information is identifiable as pertaining to one (1) or more customers of the institution. See Tennessee Code 45-10-102
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
Unless the sealed envelope or wrapper is returned to a witness who is to appear personally, the copy of the records shall remain sealed and shall be opened only at the time of trial, deposition, or other hearing, upon the direction of the judge, court, officer, body, tribunal or other issuer conducting the proceeding, in the presence of all parties who have appeared in person or by counsel at the trial, deposition, hearing or other proceeding.