Records to be kept confidential.

New Orleans City Code § 82-716

in effect

Sec. 82-716. - Records to be kept confidential. (a) Information, records, and documents obtained by the department as well as all activities, including any discussions or sharing of documents related to fatality reviews, shall be confidential and shall not be available for subpoena, nor shall information be disclosed, discoverable, or compelled to be produced in any civil, criminal, administrative, or other proceeding, nor shall such records be deemed admissible as evidence in any civil, criminal, administrative, or other tribunal court for any reason. (b) Information and records presented to the department as part of these responsibilities, shall not be immune from subpoena, discovery, or prohibited from being introduced into evidence solely because they were presented to or reviewed by the department if the information and records have been obtained from other sources. The furnishing of confidential information, documents, and reports by any person, agency, or entity furnishing such information, documents, and reports shall not expose such person, agency, or entity to liability and shall not be considered a violation of any privileged or confidential relationship, provided the person, agency, or entity has acted in good faith in the reporting. (c) The department shall not disclose the information identifying a victim of domestic abuse whose case is being reviewed, or that person's family members, or an alleged or suspected perpetrator of abuse upon the victim, or regarding the involvement of any agency with the victim or the victim's family members in any report that is available to the public, but nothing shall prohibit the department from publishing statistical compilations related to domestic abuse fatalities that do not identify individual cases or individual practitioners, agencies, or organizations. (d) The department shall conclude all reviews of domestic abuse-related fatalities by returning all information and records concerning the victim and the victim's family members to the person, agency, or entity that provided the information. (M.C.S., Ord. No. 29059, § 1, 6-9-22)

Source: City of New Orleans, Code of Ordinances and Home Rule Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/la/new_orleans/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICO_CH82HESA_ARTXIVCOREFACADOAB_S82-716REBEKECOFetched: 10/28/2026