Bill > SB603

This bill amends the Penal Code to require children's advocacy centers or other designated multidisciplinary team members to ensure that all recordings of child forensic interviews are only released in response to a court order. The court must issue a protective order as part of the release, unless it finds good cause that disclosure should not be subject to such an order. The bill also allows the centers to use the recordings for training purposes, and it prohibits the recordings from becoming public records in any legal proceedings. Additionally, the bill includes a tribal representative as part of the multidisciplinary team when the child is an Indian child. The bill makes legislative findings to justify the limitation on public access to these recordings, recognizing the inherent privacy interest of the child.