Tennessee § 37-2-301 - Authority to provide.
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§ 37-2-301. Authority to provide.
Counties, through their county legislative bodies, are authorized and empowered to set up subsidized receiving homes for the care of dependent, neglected or abandoned children, or children without proper parental care or guardianship, whenever an order is made by proper resolution duly adopted by a majority of the members constituting the legislative body and placed on the minutes of the legislative body. Acts 1949, ch. 222, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 4746.1 (Williams, § 4765.119); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 37-601. Cross-References. Family violence shelters and child abuse prevention services, title 71, ch. 6, part 2. Collateral References. Liability of parent for support of child institutionalized by juvenile court. 59 A.L.R.3d 636.
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Section 37-2-301 ("Authority to provide.") 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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