Tennessee § 37-5-508 - Injunctions against unlicensed operations.

Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 37-5-508 — Injunctions against unlicensed operations., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 37-5-508. Injunctions against unlicensed operations.

The department may, in accordance with the laws of the state of Tennessee governing injunctions, maintain an action in the name of the state of Tennessee to enjoin any person, partnership, association, corporation or other entity from establishing, conducting, managing or operating any place or facility providing services to children without having a license as required by law, or from continuing to operate any such place or facility following suspension of a license or following the effective date of the denial or revocation of a license. In charging any defendant in a complaint for such injunction, it shall be sufficient to charge that such defendant did, upon a certain day and in a certain county, establish, conduct, manage or operate a place, home or facility of any kind that is a child care agency as defined in this part or to charge that the defendant is about to do so without having in effect a license as required by law, or that the defendant continues to operate any such place or facility following suspension of a license, or following the effective date of the denial or revocation of a license, without averring any further or more particular facts concerning the case. Refusal to obey the inspection order may be punished as contempt. Acts 2000, ch. 981, § 26. Cross-References. Contempt, title 29, ch. 9.

Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 37-5-508 ("Injunctions against unlicensed operations.") 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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