Tennessee § 37-10-202 - Initial missing child report — Statement of identification information.
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§ 37-10-202. Initial missing child report — Statement of identification information.
Whenever the parent knows, learns or believes that a child under the parent's charge and care is missing, such parent shall report the child to a police or sheriff's office, Tennessee bureau of investigation or any law enforcement officer and make a statement to the agency of all available facts that will aid in the recognition, identification or location and recovery of the child. Acts 1985, ch. 158, § 2.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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