Establishes a law enforcement investigatory privilege in Tennessee, protecting information in open criminal investigations or prosecutions.

This bill creates a law enforcement investigatory privilege in Tennessee, protecting information governed by Rule 16 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure in open criminal investigations or prosecutions. It specifies that a criminal investigation or prosecution is closed when the district attorney general chooses not to seek charges, the defendant is acquitted, or the time to file a petition has expired. The district attorney general can file a motion to quash or modify a subpoena if the state has an investigative or prosecutorial interest.

Establishes a law enforcement investigatory privilege in Tennessee, protecting information in open criminal investigations or prosecutions.

This bill creates a law enforcement investigatory privilege in Tennessee, protecting information governed by Rule 16 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure in open criminal investigations or prosecutions. It specifies that a criminal investigation or prosecution is closed when the district attorney general chooses not to seek charges, the defendant is acquitted, or the time to file a petition has expired. The district attorney general can file a motion to quash or modify a subpoena if the state has an investigative or prosecutorial interest.