Terms Used In Tennessee Code 33-8-315

  • Child: means a person who is under eighteen (18) years of age. See Tennessee Code 33-1-101
  • 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

Lobotomies for intervention or alteration of a mental, emotional or behavioral disorder shall not be performed on children, and the courts of this state are prohibited from ordering or authorizing the performance of the procedure upon any child.