Tenn. Code § 37-1-411

Current through Acts 2023-2024, ch. 1069
Section 37-1-411 - Evidentiary privileges not applicable to child abuse cases

Neither the husband-wife privilege as preserved in § 24-1-201, nor the psychiatrist-patient privilege as set forth in § 24-1-207, nor the psychologist-patient privilege as set forth in § 63-11-213 is a ground for excluding evidence regarding harm or the cause of harm to a child in any dependency and neglect proceeding resulting from a report of such harm under § 37-1-403 or a criminal prosecution for severe child abuse.

T.C.A. § 37-1-411

Acts 1973, ch. 81, § 1; 1977, ch. 343, § 4; T.C.A., §§ 37-1210, 37-1211; Acts 1985, ch. 478, § 20.