# Tenn. Code Ann. § 13-10-204: Confidentiality of information

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T13_C10_S13-10-204

## Section

- **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 13-10-204
- **Heading:** Confidentiality of information
- **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TN Code / Title 13 / Chapter 10 / Section 13-10-204

## Text

(a) The data collected for and reports concerning investigations conducted under this part by the department, or a contractor acting on behalf of the department, shall be confidential and not open for inspection by members of the public pursuant to the open records law, compiled in title 10, chapter 7, and may not be admitted into evidence or used in a civil action for damages resulting from a matter mentioned in such a report. (b) Any portion of a rail fixed guideway public transportation system safety plan that concerns security for the system shall be confidential and not open for inspection by members of the public pursuant to the open records law. Added by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 743,s 2, eff. 4/18/2018.
(a) The data collected for and reports concerning investigations conducted under this part by the department, or a contractor acting on behalf of the department, shall be confidential and not open for inspection by members of the public pursuant to the open records law, compiled in title 10, chapter 7, and may not be admitted into evidence or used in a civil action for damages resulting from a matter mentioned in such a report.
(b) Any portion of a rail fixed guideway public transportation system safety plan that concerns security for the system shall be confidential and not open for inspection by members of the public pursuant to the open records law.
Added by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 743,s 2, eff. 4/18/2018.

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