Tennessee § 37-2-506 - Shelter for runaways.

§ 37-2-506. Shelter for runaways.

Any runaway seeking sanctuary may be given shelter for seventy-two (72) hours; provided, that: The runaway is not known to have committed, nor is under investigation for the commission of, a delinquent or criminal act; A good faith attempt is made to notify the juvenile court with jurisdiction in the county in which the runaway house is located, or the runaway's parent or guardian, of the runaway's location within one (1) hour of the runaway's arrival; and No runaway admitted to a runaway house shall be removed during the seventy-two (72) hours of sanctuary other than by order of the juvenile court in the jurisdiction. Any juvenile judge in this or another state may release a runaway from a runaway house in another jurisdiction by contacting the juvenile judge having jurisdiction over the receiving runaway house. Acts 1976, ch. 683, § 6; T.C.A., § 37-1606. Code Commission Notes. Acts 2009, ch. 415, § 1 purported to enact a new title 37, chapter 2, part 5; however, since the Tennessee Code already contains a title 37, chapter 2, part 5, the code commission added Acts 2009, ch. 415, § 1 as title 37, chapter 2, part 6. Law Reviews. A Critical Survey of Developments in Tennessee Family Law in 1976-77, VII. Protection of Minors (Neil P. Cohen), 45 Tenn. L. Rev. 489 (1978).