"Confidential communication"

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "confidential communication" means any information: (1) exchanged between a victim and a victim advocate in the course of the relationship between the victim and the victim advocate; (2) exchanged or disclosed in a support group in which a victim is or was a participant; or (3) exchanged in the presence of a third person who facilitates or facilitated communication between a victim and a victim advocate. (b) The term includes communication that is verbal or written and includes: (1) advice; (2) notes; (3) reports; (4) statistical data; (5) memoranda; (6) working papers; (7) records; and (8) personally identifying information; produced in the course of advocating for a victim. As added by P.L.136-1987, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.104-2008, SEC.7.