Tennessee § 37-1-401 - Part definitions.

§ 37-1-401. Part definitions.

As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: “Child” means a person who is under eighteen (18) years of age or who is reasonably presumed to be under eighteen (18) years of age; “Department” means the department of children's services; and “Report of harm” means a report filed under § 37-1-403. Acts 1973, ch. 81, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1975, ch. 219, § 1; T.C.A., § 37-1201; Acts 1987, ch. 145, § 25; 1988, ch. 964, § 4; 1996, ch. 1079, § 73. Cross-References. Confidentiality of marital and family therapist communications with client, § 63-22-114 . Family violence shelters and child abuse prevention services and reports, title 71, ch. 6, part 2. Report of child sexual abuse, title 37, ch. 1, part 6. Rule Reference. Sections 37-1-401 — 37-1-411 are referred to in Rule 13 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Tennessee. This part is referred to in the Advisory Commission Comments under Rule 501 of the Tennessee Rules of Evidence. Textbooks. Tennessee Law of Evidence (2nd ed., Cohen, Paine and Sheppeard), Rule 501. Law Reviews. Better Protection for the Defenseless — Tennessee's Revised Mandatory Child Abuse Reporting Statute, 4 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 585 (1973). Chilling Child Abuse Reporting: Rethinking the CAPTA Amendments, 51 Vand. L. Rev. 183 (1998). Differential Response in Child Protection Services: Perpetuating the Illusion of Voluntariness (Soledad A. McGrath), 42 U. Mem. L. Rev. 629 (2012).