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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
For purposes of this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) “Appropriate sampling” means cases of a second or subsequent incident of severe child abuse selected by the commission from all profiled cases submitted by the department of children's services;
(2) “Child abuse” has the same meaning as abuse defined in § 37-1-102;
(3) “Commission” means the Tennessee second look commission;
(4) “Investigatory meetings” means commission meetings where information made confidential pursuant to state or federal law is examined by the commission or information is being discussed that is relevant to a pending criminal action;
(5) “Profiled cases” means cases of a second or subsequent incident of severe child abuse provided by the department of children's services to the commission;
(6) “Second or subsequent incident of severe child abuse” means an indicated incident of severe child abuse to a victim who had a prior indicated incident of child abuse or severe child abuse, as determined by the department of children's services; and
(7) “Severe child abuse” has the same meaning as the term is defined in § 37-1-102.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Tennessee Code Title 37. Juveniles § 37-3-802 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tn/title-37-juveniles/tn-code-sect-37-3-802/
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