135.111 - CONFIDENTIALITY OF DOMESTIC ABUSE DEATH RECORDS.
135.111 CONFIDENTIALITY OF DOMESTIC ABUSE DEATH
RECORDS.
1. A person in possession or control of medical, investigative,
or other information pertaining to a domestic abuse death and related
incidents and events preceding the domestic abuse death, shall allow
for the inspection and review of written or photographic information
related to the death, whether the information is confidential or
public in nature, by the department upon the request of the
department and the team, to be used only in the administration and
for the official duties of the team. Information and records
produced under this section that are confidential under the law of
this state or under federal law, or because of any legally recognized
privilege, and information or records received from the confidential
records, remain confidential under this section.
2. A person does not incur legal liability by reason of releasing
information to the department as required under and in compliance
with this section.
3. A person who releases or discloses confidential data, records,
or any other type of information in violation of this section is
guilty of a serious misdemeanor. Section History: Recent Form
2000 Acts, ch 1136, §4
Referred to in § 135.112