Tennessee Code 37-1-604 – Legislative intent relating to investigations, protective services and reports
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 37-1-604
- Child: means :
(A) A person under eighteen (18) years of age. See Tennessee Code 37-1-102 - Department: means the department of children's services. See Tennessee Code 37-1-102
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
The intent of §§ 37-1-604 – 37-1-615 is to provide for the investigation of child sexual abuse by the child protection team, and to provide for comprehensive protective services for sexually abused children found in the state by requiring that reports of each sexually abused child be made to the department and the office of the district attorney general in an effort to prevent further harm to the child or any other children living in the home and to preserve the family life of the parents and children, to the maximum extent possible, by enhancing the parental capacity for adequate child care.