Tennessee § 37-5-403 - Bond on importation of child.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 37-5-403 — Bond on importation of child., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 37-5-403. Bond on importation of child.
The department may in its discretion require of a person, agency, association, institution or corporation that brings or sends a child into the state, with the written consent of the department, as provided in § 37-5-401, a continuing bond in a sum not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000), nor more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), with such condition as may be prescribed and such sureties as may be approved by the department. Such bond shall be made in favor of, and filed with, the department, with the premium prepaid by the person, agency, association, institution or corporation desiring to place such child in the state. Acts 1951, ch. 116, § 1 (Williams § 4737.1); impl. am. Acts 1975, ch. 219, § 1 (a, b); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-1507, 14-9-203 ; T.C.A., § 71-3-403 ; Acts 1996, ch. 1079, § 157.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 37-5-403 ("Bond on 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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