Tennessee Statutes
§ 37-5-507 — Unlicensed placement of children for care or adoption
Tennessee·Title 37
(a)Private individuals, including midwives, physicians, nurses, hospital officials, lawyers and the officials of any nonchartered or nonlicensed child caring institution, child placing agency, or maternity home, are forbidden to engage in placing children for temporary care or for adoption.
(b)A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
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Legislative History
Acts 2000, ch. 981, § 25.
Nearby Sections
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