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ÐÓíÓÌò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼]E»XX© #ÔÐ $$t# ÐÌÔ€X©X»¼]EÔÓ  ÓÓÓà@á á ìàò òI.€€òòA€Request€for€Public€Recordsóóó óˆÐ "&r!% ÐÓÓà  àIn€January€of€1997,€Stanley€Jerome€Green€was€arrested€and€charged€with€counterfeiting,Ð ú'J#' Ðstatutory€rape,€and€especially€aggravated€sexual€exploitation€of€a€sixteen„year„old€girl.€€The€recordÐ æ(6$( Ðindicates€that€police€confiscated€twenty„seven€sexually€explicit€photographs€of€the€victim.€€It€alsoÐ Ò)"%) Ðshows€that€in€June€of€1998,€Mr.€Green€pled€guilty€to€a€lesser€included€offense,€but€does€not€revealÐ ¾*&* Ðthe€exact€charge€he€pled€to.Ð ª+ú&+ Ðâ âÐ –,æ',ý Ðà  àIn€July€of€1998,€Mr.€Green€sent€a€request€to€the€Metro€Police€Department€under€Tenn.€Code.Ð ° Ðâ âAnn.€ðð€10„7„503€of€the€Public€Records€Act,€asking€for€copies€of€all€records€and€files€maintained€byÐ œì Ðthe€Department€and€referencing€him,€including€ð ðdocuments,€reports,€memoranda,€letters,€electronicÐ ˆØ Ðfiles,€database,€references,€ððDO€NOT€FILEðð€files,€O€&€C€files,€photographs,€audiotapes€&Ð tÄ Ðvideotapes,€electronic€or€other€miscellaneous€files€.€.€.€.ððÐ `° ÐÌà  àThe€Supervisor€of€Police€Records€initially€responded€that€Mr.€Green€had€34€charges€againstÐ 8 ˆ Ðhim,€and€that€the€Department€would€need€payment€in€advance€of€$183€to€act€on€his€request,€withÐ $ t Ðadditional€payment€later,€depending€on€the€quantity€of€material€furnished.€€In€a€later€letter,€sheÐ  ` Ðindicated€that€she€could€not€comply€with€his€request€in€the€absence€of€a€court€order,€because€aÐ ü L  Ðdetective€had€informed€her€of€the€existence€of€an€ongoing€investigation.€€€Ð è 8  ÐÌà  àMr.€Green€responded€with€a€letter€challenging€the€assertion€of€an€ongoing€investigation€asÐ À  Ðunsubstantiated€and€without€merit,€and€amending€his€request€to€include€only€those€documentsÐ ¬ü  Ðstemming€from€his€January€1997€arrest€for€counterfeiting€and€statutory€rape.€€He€asked€specificallyÐ ˜è  Ðfor€police€incident€reports,€taped€police€radio€transmissions,€and€information€from€the€personnel€filesÐ „Ô  Ðof€the€officers€who€were€involved€in€his€arrest.€€There€was€no€response€to€this€letter.€€Finally,€Mr.Ð pÀ ÐGreen€sent€a€letter€to€Police€Chief€Ô_ÔEmmettÔ_Ô€Turner€threatening€legal€action€if€he€was€not€furnishedÐ \¬ Ðwith€the€records€he€requested.€€The€response€was€that€the€records€were€confidential,€because€theÐ H˜ Ðvictim€was€a€juvenile.€Ð 4„ ÐÌà  àOn€February€13,€2001,€Mr.€Green€filed€a€complaint€in€the€Davidson€County€Chancery€CourtÐ  \ Ðseeking€a€writ€of€mandamus€to€compel€the€respondents׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€to€allow€him€to€inspect€and€copy€all€theÐ øH Ðrequested€documents.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€10„7„505.€€Metro€Government€filed€a€motion€toÐ ä4 Ðdismiss€Mr.€Greenððs€complaint€and€a€memorandum€in€support€of€the€motion.€€The€memorandumÐ Ð  Ðargued€that€in€accordance€with€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€37„1„154,€records€involving€juveniles€are€notÐ ¼  Ðsubject€to€disclosure.€€A€subsequent€memorandum€asserted€that€disclosure€of€such€material€was€alsoÐ ¨ø Ðprohibited€by€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€37„1„612.Ð ”ä ÐÌà  àFollowing€a€hearing,€the€trial€court€ruled€that€the€situation€before€it€was€not€regulated€by€theÐ l¼ Ðcited€statutes.€€Its€memorandum€and€order€of€June€13,€2001€denied€the€motion€to€dismiss,€andÐ X ¨ Ðordered€Metro€to€promptly€notify€Mr.€Green€in€writing€of€the€procedure€he€must€follow€to€inspectÐ D!” Ðâ âand/or€obtain€copies€of€the€records€derived€from€his€arrest€for€counterfeiting€and€statutory€rape,€andÐ 0"€  Ðany€costs€or€fees€associated€with€the€process.Ô_Ô׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ô_Ô€€The€trial€court€concluded€ð ðthis€order€shall€constituteÐ ° Ða€final€judgment€on€the€merits.ðð׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ð œì Ðâ âÌà  àMetro€Government€filed€a€timely€notice€of€appeal,€and€a€motion€for€stay€of€the€trial€courtððsÐ tÄ Ðorder.€€In€an€order€dated€July€17,€2001,€the€chancellor€noted€that€her€earlier€directive€did€not€includeÐ `° Ðthe€records€related€to€the€sexual€exploitation€charge,€and€that€it€pertained€only€to€those€items€listedÐ L œ Ðin€Mr.€Greenððs€amended€request.€€It€thus€excluded€the€inspection€or€copying€of€any€photographs€orÐ 8 ˆ Ðvideos.€€However,€in€light€of€the€possibility€of€confusion€and€disagreement€as€to€the€records€to€beÐ $ t Ðinspected,€and€the€danger€of€harm€from€the€release€of€inappropriate€materials,€the€chancellor€grantedÐ  ` ÐMetroððs€motion,€and€stayed€the€action€on€her€ruling,€pending€this€appeal.€€Ð ü L  ÐÌà@ÃÃìàò òII.€€òòThe€Public€Records€Actóó€ó óˆÐ Ô$  ÐÌà  àThe€Public€Records€Act,€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€10„7„503(a),€states€that€the€public€has€the€rightÐ ¬ü  Ðto€inspect€ð ðall€state,€county€and€municipal€records.ðð€€It€further€provides€that€ð ðthose€in€charge€of€suchÐ ˜è  Ðrecords€shall€not€refuse€such€right€of€inspection€to€any€citizen,€unless€otherwise€provided€by€stateÐ „Ô  Ðlaw.ðð€€The€provision€granting€ð ðany€citizenðð€access€to€public€records€includes€a€person€convicted€ofÐ pÀ Ða€felony.€òò€Cole€v.€Campbellóó,€968€S.W.2d€274€(Tenn.€1998).€Ð \¬ ÐÌà  àLaw€enforcement€personnel€records€are€among€those€specifically€required€to€be€open€forÐ 4„ Ðinspection,€but€the€officer€whose€personnel€records€are€inspected€must€be€notified€within€three€daysÐ  p Ðthat€an€inspection€has€occurred,€and€informed€as€to€the€identity€of€the€person€making€such€inspection.Ð  \ ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€10„7„503(c).€€Where€copies€of€records€are€requested,€the€agency€involved€has€theÐ øH Ðright€to€recover€the€copying€costs.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€10„7„506(a);€òòÔ_ÔWallerÔ_Ô€v.€Bryanóó,€16€S.W.3d€770,Ð ä4 Ð773€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1999);€òòThe€Tennessean€v.€Electric€Power€Board€of€Nashville,óó€979€S.W.2d€297Ð Ð  Ð(Tenn.€1998).€Ð ¼  ÐÌà  àTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€10„7„504€lists€certain€types€of€records€that€are€deemed€to€be€confidential,Ð ”ä Ðand€thus€not€open€to€inspection€by€members€of€the€public.€€Section€(f)(2)€of€that€statute€declares€thatÐ €Ð Ðð ðinformation€made€confidential€by€this€subsection€shall€be€redacted€wherever€possible€and€nothingÐ l¼ Ðin€this€subsection€shall€be€used€to€limit€or€deny€access€to€otherwise€public€information€because€a€file,Ð X ¨ Ða€document,€or€data€file€contains€confidential€information.ðð€Ð D!” ÐÌÐ #l! Ðà@ ìàò òIII.€€òòTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€37„1„101,€et€seq.óóó óˆÐ ° ÐÌà  àAppellant€Metro€Government€correctly€notes€that€certain€statutes€enacted€to€protect€the€rightsÐ ˆØ Ðof€children€create€additional€exceptions€to€the€open€inspection€provisions€of€the€Public€Records€Act.Ð tÄ ÐThe€appellant€argues€that€those€statutes€give€it€the€right€to€refuse€to€furnish€Mr.€Green€with€theÐ `° Ðrecords€he€requested.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€37„1„154€simply€states€that€ð ðlaw€enforcement€records€andÐ L œ Ðfiles€shall€not€be€open€to€public€inspection€or€their€contents€disclosed€to€the€public.ðð€€Tenn.€CodeÐ 8 ˆ ÐAnn.€ðð€37ð!ð1„409€states€that€ð ðreports€of€harmðð€in€child€abuse€cases€are€confidential,€and€should€notÐ $ t Ðbe€revealed€to€any€person€unless€ordered€by€the€juvenile€court.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€37„1„612€makesÐ  ` Ðall€records€concerning€child€sexual€abuse€confidential,€and€exempts€them€from€disclosure€underÐ ü L  Ðother€provisions€of€law.Ð è 8  ÐÌà  àThe€trial€court€ruled€that€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€37„1„154€applies€only€to€law€enforcementÐ À  Ðrecords€coming€under€the€jurisdiction€of€the€juvenile€court,€and€noted€that€the€juvenile€court€doesÐ ¬ü  Ðnot€retain€original€or€concurrent€jurisdiction€over€a€statutory€rape€proceeding€when€the€perpetratorÐ ˜è  Ðis€an€adult.€€The€court€also€found€that€neither€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€37„1„409€nor€ðð€37„1„612€areÐ „Ô  Ðapplicable€to€this€case.Ð pÀ Ðà  àÌà  àWe€cannot€fault€the€trial€courtððs€reasoning€in€regard€to€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€37„1„154.€WeÐ H˜ Ðnote€that€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðððð€37„1„101€to€37„1„322€deal€with€the€jurisdiction,€powers,€and€dutiesÐ 4„ Ðof€the€juvenile€courts€of€this€state,€and€of€no€other€court.€€A€basic€principle€of€statutory€constructionÐ  p Ðis€to€ascertain€and€give€effect€to€legislative€intent€without€unduly€restricting€or€expanding€theÐ  \ Ðintended€scope€of€a€statute.€òò€Owens€v.€Stateóó,€908€S.W.2d€923,€926€(Tenn.1995).Ð øH ÐÌà  àThe€declaration€in€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€37„1„154€shielding€law€enforcement€records€fromÐ Ð  Ðpublic€scrutiny€appears€to€contradict€the€public€right€of€access€to€county€and€municipal€recordsÐ ¼  Ðannounced€in€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€10„7„503(a).€òòSee€also€Griffin€v.€City€of€Knoxvilleóó,€821€S.W.2d€921Ð ¨ø Ð(Tenn.€1991);òò€Memphis€Publishing€Co.€v.€Holtóó€710€S.W.2d€513€(Tenn.€1986).€€When€construingÐ ”ä Ðstatutes,€the€court€must€endeavor€to€avoid€a€construction€that€will€place€one€statute€in€conflict€withÐ €Ð Ðanother.Ð l¼ ÐÌà  àUnless€there€are€clear€indications€that€the€legislature€intended€a€later€statute€to€repeal€anÐ D!” Ðearlier€one,€any€apparent€conflict€between€statutes€should€be€resolved€in€such€a€way€as€to€provideÐ 0"€  Ða€harmonious€interpretation€that€gives€the€fullest€possible€effect€to€both.€òò€Ô_ÔParkridgeÔ_Ô€Hospital,€Inc.Ð #l! Ðv.€Woodsóó,€561€S.W.2d€754€(Tenn.€1978).€€In€the€present€case,€it€is€both€consistent€with€the€rules€ofÐ $X" Ðstatutory€construction€and€eminently€reasonable€to€assume€that€the€police€records€that€the€legislatureÐ ô$D # Ðintended€to€shield€from€public€view€by€enacting€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€37„1„154€are€those€pertainingÐ à%0!$ Ðto€proceedings€in€the€juvenile€court,€and€no€others.€€€€Ð Ì&"% ÐÌà  àWe€also€agree€with€the€trial€court€that€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€37ð!ð1„409€and€Tenn.€Code€Ann.Ð ¤(ô#' Ððð€37„1„612€are€not€applicable€to€the€case€at€bar,€for€neither€demonstrate€a€legislative€intent€to€preventÐ )à$( Ðpublic€scrutiny€of€all€law€enforcement€proceedings€involving€the€offenses€that€Mr.€Green€wasÐ |*Ì%) Ðarrested€for.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€37„1„409€is€designed€to€encourage€reporting€of€suspected€childÐ h+¸&* Ðabuse€by€protecting€the€identity€of€the€reporter€of€such€abuse.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€37„1„612€containsÐ ° Ðfurther€provisions€to€protect€the€rights€of€victims€of€child€sexual€abuse.Ð œì Ѐ€Ð ˆØ Ðà  àTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€37„1„602(a)(2)(A)€begins€by€defining€child€sexual€abuse€as€ð ðtheÐ tÄ Ðcommission€of€any€act€involving€the€unlawful€sexual€abuse,€molestation,€fondling€or€carnalÐ `° Ðknowledge€of€a€child€under€thirteen€(13)€years€of€age€that€prior€to€November€1,€1989,€constituted€theÐ L œ Ðcriminal€offense€of€.€.€.ðð€followed€by€a€list€of€repealed€criminal€statutes€defining€a€variety€of€sexÐ 8 ˆ Ðcrimes.€€Section€(B)€repeats€the€limitation€to€children€under€thirteen€years€of€age,€followed€by€someÐ $ t Ðcurrent€criminal€statutes,€including,€ð ðSexual€exploitation€of€a€minor€under€ðð€39-17-1003."€€SectionÐ  ` Ð(C)€does€not€reference€any€age€limits,€but€describes€some€forbidden€sexual€acts,€followed€by€anotherÐ ü L  Ðmention€of€ð ðacts€prohibited€by€ðð€39-17-1003.ðð€€Section€(D)€reads,Ð è 8  ÐÒ°ÒÒ°ÒÌà ` àFor€the€purposes€of€the€reporting,€investigation,€and€treatment€provisions€ofÐ À  Ððððð€37-1-603--37-1-615€"child€sexual€abuse"€also€means€the€commission€of€any€actÐ ¬ü  Ðspecified€in€subdivisions€(a)(2)(A)-(C)€against€a€child€thirteen€(13)€years€of€ageÐ ˜è  Ðthrough€seventeen€(17)€years€of€age€if€such€act€is€committed€against€the€child€by€aÐ „Ô  Ðparent,€guardian,€relative,€person€residing€in€the€child's€home,€or€other€personÐ pÀ Ðresponsible€for€the€care€and€custody€of€the€child.Ð \¬ ÐÌÒ°ÒÒ°Òà  àThere€is€no€evidence€in€the€record€that€Mr.€Green€and€his€victim€were€connected€by€any€ofÐ 4„ Ðthe€relationships€described€in€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€37„1„602(D).€€Further,€the€statutory€rape€of€a€minorÐ  p Ðbetween€the€ages€of€thirteen€and€seventeen€is€not€included€among€the€criminal€offenses€mentionedÐ  \ Ðin€the€statute.€€Thus,€we€agree€with€the€trial€court€that€the€non„disclosure€provisions€of€Tenn.€CodeÐ øH ÐAnn.€ðð€37„1„612€relating€to€child€sexual€abuse€do€not€apply€to€this€case.€€€Ð ä4 ÐÌò òà@££!ìàIV.€€òòPublic€Policyóóó óˆÐ ¼  ÐÌà  àMetro€points€out€that€the€General€Assembly€has€included€language€in€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€37„Ð ”ä Ð1„402€to€explain€the€purpose€of€the€child€abuse€laws€as€follows:Ð €Ð ÐÒ°ÒÒ°ÒÌ(a)€The€purpose€of€this€part€is€to€protect€children€whose€physical€or€mental€health€andÐ X ¨ Ðwelfare€are€adversely€affected€by€brutality,€abuse€or€neglect€by€requiring€reporting€ofÐ D!” Ðsuspected€cases€by€any€person€having€cause€to€believe€that€such€case€exists.€€It€isÐ 0"€  Ðintended€that,€as€a€result€of€such€reports,€the€protective€services€of€the€state€shall€beÐ #l! Ðbrought€to€bear€on€the€situation€to€prevent€further€abuses,€to€safeguard€and€enhanceÐ $X" Ðthe€welfare€of€children,€and€to€preserve€family€life.€€This€part€shall€be€administeredÐ ô$D # Ðand€interpreted€to€provide€the€greatest€possible€protection€as€promptly€as€possible€forÐ à%0!$ Ðchildren.Ð Ì&"% ÐÌÒ°ÒÒ°Òà  àTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€37„1„601€affirms€the€same€purpose€for€the€section€on€child€sexual€abuse.Ð ¤(ô#' ÐMetro€contends€that€the€above€language€sets€out€the€public€policy€of€this€state,€and€argues€that€inÐ )à$( Ðorder€to€apply€that€policy€in€a€consistent€and€rational€way,€the€broad€provisions€for€confidentialityÐ |*Ì%) Ðfound€in€Chapter€37€ought€to€be€extended€to€all€situations€involving€juveniles,€regardless€of€whereÐ h+¸&* Ðthey€are€adjudicated.€€The€appellant€argues€thatò òó ó€under€the€courtððs€interpretation€of€the€relevantÐ ° Ðstatutes,€the€identity€of€a€sixteen„year„old€rapist€who€is€tried€in€juvenile€court€would€be€protected,Ð œì Ðwhile€a€sixteen„year„old€victim€of€rape€whose€attacker€is€an€adult€would€receive€no€such€protection,Ð ˆØ Ðbecause€the€defendant€would€be€tried€in€criminal€court.€€Ð tÄ ÐÌà  àIt€appears€to€us€that€the€public€policy€of€this€state€is€to€protect€the€identities€of€juvenileÐ L œ Ðvictims€of€crime€no€less€than€those€of€juvenile€offenders.€€We€note€however,€that€Tenn.€Code€Ann.Ð 8 ˆ Ððð€10„7„505€of€the€Public€Records€Act€states€that€ð ðthis€section€shall€be€broadly€construed€so€as€to€giveÐ $ t Ðthe€fullest€possible€public€access€to€public€records.ðð€€Our€ruling€in€the€present€case€must€thereforeÐ  ` Ðreconcile€these€two€important€purposes.Ð ü L  ÐÌà  àMr.€Green€has€narrowed€his€request€to€police€incident€reports€and€taped€radio€transmissionsÐ Ô$  Ðrelated€to€his€arrest€in€January€of€1997,€and€to€the€records€of€the€police€officers€involved.€€We€noteÐ À  Ðthat€there€is€no€reference€to€any€photographs€in€this€request.€€Further,€as€the€trial€court€observed,Ð ¬ü  Ðgranting€Mr.€Green€access€to€sexually€explicit€photographs€of€the€sixteen„year„old€victim€would€beÐ ˜è  Ðin€direct€violation€of€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„17„1003.€€However,€to€the€extent€that€any€of€theÐ „Ô  Ðrequested€material€might€serve€to€identify€the€victim,€it€must€be€redacted€to€remove€any€suchÐ pÀ Ðidentifying€information.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€10„7„504(f)(2),€òòsupra.óóÐ \¬ ÐÌà  àIn€order€to€give€Mr.€Green€ð ðthe€fullest€possible€access€to€public€records,ðð€while€at€the€sameÐ 4„ Ðtime€protecting€the€confidentiality€of€the€victim,€the€redaction€must€be€subject€to€review€by€the€trialÐ  p Ðcourt.€€òòSeeóó€òòÔ_ÔEldridgeÔ_Ô€v.€Putnam€Countyóó,€___€S.W.3d€___€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€2001).€€In€dealing€withÐ  \ Ðaudiotapes€of€police€radio€transmissions,€it€may€be€necessary€to€prepare€a€transcript€before€redactingÐ øH Ðit.€€We€believe€that€Metro€Government€should€bear€the€costs€of€transcription,€but€Mr.€Green€mustÐ ä4 Ðpay€for€any€copies€he€receives.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€€10„7„506(a).€€€€Ð Ð  ÐÌà@‹‹)ìàò òV.ó óˆÐ ¨ø ÐÌà  àThe€order€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed,€but€is€modified€to€include€the€redaction€of€informationÐ €Ð Ðthat€might€identify€the€victim.€€The€Metro€Police€Department€is€directed€to€inform€the€appellee€ofÐ l¼ Ðthe€procedures€he€must€follow€in€order€to€inspect€and/or€obtain€redacted€copies€of€the€records€he€hasÐ X ¨ Ðrequested.€€Remand€this€cause€to€the€Chancery€Court€of€Davidson€County€for€further€proceedingsÐ D!” Ðconsistent€with€this€opinion.€€Tax€the€costs€on€appeal€to€the€appellant,€the€Metropolitan€GovernmentÐ 0"€  Ðof€Nashville€and€Davidson€County.€€Ð #l! ÐÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à_________________________________________€Ð Ì&"% Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€PRESIDING€JUDGE,€M.S.