Tennessee Statutes
§ 37-5-401 — Consent required for importation of child
Tennessee·Title 37
No person, agency, association, institution or corporation shall bring or send into this state any child for the purpose of giving the child's custody to some person, institution, corporation or agency in the state, or procuring its adoption by some person in the state without first obtaining the written consent of the department of human services.
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Legislative History
Williams, § 4727.1; impl. am. Acts 1975, ch. 219, § 1 (a, b); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-505, 14-9-201; T.C.A., § 71-3-401; Acts 1996, ch. 1079, § 157.
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Concurrent jurisdiction§ 37-1-105
Probation officers§ 37-1-106
Youth services officer§ 37-1-107
Magistrates§ 37-1-108
Commencement of proceedings§ 37-1-111
Venue§ 37-1-113
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