(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), no employee of a library shall disclose any library record that identifies a person as having requested or obtained specific materials, information, or services or as having otherwise used such library. Such library records shall be considered an exception to § 10-7-503.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 10-8-102

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Library: means :
    (A) A library that is open to the public and established or operated by:
    (i) The state, a county, city, town, school district or any other political subdivision of the state. See Tennessee Code 10-8-101
  • Library record: means a document, record, or other method of storing information retained by a library that identifies a person as having requested or obtained specific information or materials from such library. See Tennessee Code 10-8-101
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) Library records may be disclosed under the following circumstances:

(1) Upon the written consent of the library user;
(2) Pursuant to the order of a court of competent jurisdiction; or
(3) When used to seek reimbursement for or the return of lost, stolen, misplaced or otherwise overdue library materials.
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