SB0304Enacted

Amends TCA Title 24, Chapter 7.

Tennessee SB0304 amends Title 24, Chapter 7 of the Tennessee Code Annotated, specifically addressing the admissibility of interviews conducted by child advocacy centers in legal proceedings. The bill stipulates that such interviews will not be deemed inadmissible solely due to the lack of a signed memorandum of understanding among all law enforcement agencies, provided that the child advocacy center, the Department of Children's Services, and any district attorney general have executed such a memorandum. This change aims to enhance the legal standing of interviews conducted in child advocacy contexts, thereby impacting the judicial process related to child welfare cases.

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Overview

Tennessee SB0304 amends Title 24, Chapter 7 of the Tennessee Code Annotated, specifically addressing the admissibility of interviews conducted by child advocacy centers in legal proceedings. The bill stipulates that such interviews will not be deemed inadmissible solely due to the lack of a signed memorandum of understanding among all law enforcement agencies, provided that the child advocacy center, the Department of Children's Services, and any district attorney general have executed such a memorandum. This change aims to enhance the legal standing of interviews conducted in child advocacy contexts, thereby impacting the judicial process related to child welfare cases.

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Sponsor

Haile, Ferrell

Details
Session

114th General Assembly

Introduced

January 27, 2025

Last Action

May 2, 2025

Pub. Ch. 162

Subjects
EvidenceChild Abuse

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