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This bill modifies Tennessee laws regarding the use of juvenile court records in criminal proceedings by allowing courts to use juvenile court records, including dispositions and evidence, in specific circumstances. Under the new provisions, juvenile court records from within the past five years can now be used in pretrial reports for setting bond amounts, in dispositional proceedings after a felony conviction, in certain firearm-related proceedings, and in criminal prosecutions for specific firearm possession violations. The bill also explicitly permits courts, probation officials, and attorneys to access these juvenile records for pretrial bond reports and requires magistrates to consider a defendant's juvenile court record when assessing the potential risk the defendant may pose to the community. This change represents a significant modification to previous protections that typically kept juvenile records confidential, aiming to provide more comprehensive information to courts when making pretrial and sentencing decisions. The bill maintains some restrictions on using juvenile records while creating additional exceptions for their use in criminal proceedings.

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