REQUIRED-RECORDS DOCTRINE

required-records doctrine.The principle that the privilege against self-incrimination does not

apply when one is being compelled to produce business records that are kept in accordance with

government regulations and that involve public aspects. • Some courts have held that certain

medical records and tax forms fall within this doctrine and are thus not protected by the privilege

against self-incrimination. [Cases: Witnesses 298. C.J.S. Witnesses § 543.] [Blacks Law 8^th]