Tennessee Statutes
§ 37-5-507 — Unlicensed placement of children for care or adoption
Tennessee § 37-5-507
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-5-507 (2026).
Text
(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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§ 37-1-102
Chapter and part definitions§ 37-1-103
Exclusive original jurisdiction§ 37-1-104
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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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 37-5-507, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/37-5-507.