Bill > SB1143

This bill expands the types of agencies that can receive recordings of child forensic interviews from children's advocacy centers, which are facilities that help coordinate investigations into child abuse and neglect. Previously, these recordings could only be released to law enforcement agencies investigating child abuse, agencies prosecuting related crimes, or county counsel evaluating abuse allegations, and always required a court order or specific consent. Now, the bill adds child welfare agencies authorized to investigate child abuse and neglect to the list of entities that can receive these recordings upon request, without needing a court order in all circumstances, while still maintaining confidentiality protections.

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