Tennessee § 36-1-304 - Advance notice registry.
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§ 36-1-304. Advance notice registry.
The department shall establish and maintain an advance notice registry. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the advance notice registry shall not be considered part of the post-adoption record or any other record or paper subject to release under § 36-1-127(c), and the information contained in the advance notice registry shall be confidential. The advance notice registry shall include, but not be limited to, the following information: Name of each person who has duly filed an advance notice request; Address given by the person as the mailing address at which any postal contact by the department with the person should be made; Date and place of birth of the person filing with the advance notice registry; Persons or class of persons affected by the request; and Advance notice period. A person whose name is entered in the advance notice registry shall advise the department of any change in the person's address. Acts 1998, ch. 1022, § 1. Cross-References. Confidentiality of public records, § 10-7-504 .
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 36-1-304 ("Advance notice registry.") 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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