Tennessee § 36-1-104 - Withholding of material information concerning the status of the parents or guardian of a child subject to surrender, termination of parental rights or adoption — Misdemeanor.
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§ 36-1-104. Withholding of material information concerning the status of the parents or guardian of a child subject to surrender, termination of parental rights or adoption — Misdemeanor.
Any person who, upon request by any party to an adoption or the party's agent or attorney, a licensed child-placing agency or licensed clinical social worker, the department, or the court, knowingly and willfully withholds any information related to the child who is the subject of a surrender, a termination of parental rights, or an adoption proceeding, or who knowingly and willfully withholds any material information concerning the identity, status, or whereabouts of the child's legal parent or parents, putative father, or guardian or who knowingly and willfully gives false information concerning the child or the identity, status, or whereabouts of the child's legal parent, putative father, or guardian commits a Class A misdemeanor. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a person or agency to disclose any confidential or privileged information protected by any state or federal law or regulation. Acts 1995, ch. 532, § 1; 1996, ch. 1054, § 16; 2019, ch. 36, § 18. Compiler's Notes. Former § 36-1-104 , concerning venue, was transferred to § 36-1-114 . Amendments. The 2019 amendment, in the first sentence, substituted “child’s legal parent or parents, putative father, or guardian” for “child’s parent or parents or a guardian or guardians”, substituted “child’s legal parent, putative father, or guardian commits” for “child’s parent or parents or guardian or guardians commits”, substituted “in this section shall be construed to require a person or agency to disclose any confidential or privileged information” for “herein shall be construed to require any person or agency to disclose any information, the confidentiality or privilege of which is” in the second sentence. Effective Dates. Acts 2019, ch. 36, § 35. July 1, 2019. Cross-References. Confidentiality of public records, § 10-7-504 . Penalty for Class A misdemeanor, § 40-35-111 .
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Section 36-1-104 ("Withholding of material information concerning the status of the parents or guardian of a child subject to surrender, termination of parental rights or adoption — Misdemeanor.") 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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