Tennessee Code 8-6-407 – Confidentiality of writings, records or tangible objects obtained by attorney general
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 8-6-407
- Attorney general: means the attorney general and reporter and any assistant thereto by whatever name known, any district attorney general and any assistant thereto by whatever name called, and any officer or full-time employee of the general assembly or any committee thereof established by statute, who is duly licensed to practice law in Tennessee, whose duty it is to provide facilities for drafting bills or to assist individual legislators in drafting bills or who renders legal advice and services to the members of the general assembly or committees thereof. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
- Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
- State: means the state of Tennessee. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
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.