Tennessee § 68-5-106 - Refusal of vaccination — Physician giving fraudulent certificate — Penalty.

§ 68-5-106. Refusal of vaccination — Physician giving fraudulent certificate — Penalty.

Every person who refuses to be vaccinated or prevents a person under such person's care and control from being vaccinated on application being made by the health officer or board of health or by a physician employed by the health officer or board of health for that purpose, unless in the written opinion of another physician it would not be prudent on account of sickness, commits a Class C misdemeanor. Any physician fraudulently giving a certificate of sickness or of vaccination to prevent vaccination commits a Class C misdemeanor. Acts 1905, ch. 519, § 9; Shan., § 3114a8; Code 1932, § 5799; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 53-614; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113. Cross-References. Childhood immunizations, conflict with religious tenets and practices of parent, § 37-10-402 . Newborn testing, exemptions for religious beliefs, § 68-5-403 . Penalty for Class C misdemeanor, § 40-35-111 .