Tennessee § 33-7-103 - Judicial hospitalization order as transfer of custody.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 33-7-103 — Judicial hospitalization order as transfer of custody., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 33-7-103. Judicial hospitalization order as transfer of custody.
Without regard to its wording, any court order of hospitalization in a hospital or unit of a hospital shall be considered in law as a transfer of the person to the custody of the commissioner. Acts 1974, ch. 464, § 1; T.C.A., § 33-715; Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 33-7-103 ("Judicial hospitalization order as transfer of custody.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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