Tennessee Statutes
§ 33-8-315 — Lobotomies upon children prohibited
Tennessee § 33-8-315
JurisdictionTennessee
Title33
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-8-315 (2026).
Text
Lobotomies for intervention or alteration of a mental, emotional or behavioral disorder shall not be performed on children, and the courts of this state are prohibited from ordering or authorizing the performance of the procedure upon any child.
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Legislative History
Acts 1976, ch. 489, § 1; 1978, ch. 877, §§ 1, 2; T.C.A., §§ 33-320, 33-3-201(f); Acts 2000, ch. 947, §§ 1, 6.
Nearby Sections
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§ 33-1-101
Title definitions§ 33-1-201
Responsibilities of department - State policy toward mental illness or serious emotional disturbance§ 33-1-202
Statement of values underlying title§ 33-1-203
Principles of service§ 33-1-204
Unnecessary entitlements not created§ 33-1-303
Powers of commissioner§ 33-1-304
Duties of commissioner§ 33-1-308
Interagency agreements§ 33-1-309
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Tennessee § 33-8-315, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/33-8-315.