Tennessee § 37-5-401 - Consent required for importation of child.
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§ 37-5-401. Consent required for importation of child.
No person, agency, association, institution or corporation shall bring or send into this state any child for the purpose of giving the child's custody to some person, institution, corporation or agency in the state, or procuring its adoption by some person in the state without first obtaining the written consent of the department of human services. Williams, § 4727.1; impl. am. Acts 1975, ch. 219, § 1 (a, b); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-505, 14-9-201 ; T.C.A., § 71-3-401 ; Acts 1996, ch. 1079, § 157. Law Reviews. Justice for Victims of Human Trafficking and Forced Labor: Why Current Theories of Corporate Liability Do Not Work, 43 U. Mem. L. Rev. 1047 (2013). Prosecuting Demand as a Crime of Human Trafficking: The Eighth Circuit Decision in United States v. Jungers, 43 U. Mem. L. Rev. 917 (2013). Using Commercial Driver Licensing Authority to Combat Human Trafficking Related Crimes on America's Highways, 43 U. Mem. L. Rev. 969 (2013).
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Tennessee Code Annotated § 37-5-401 cover?
Section 37-5-401 ("Consent required for importation of child.") 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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