(a) The department shall use the information received pursuant to § 36-5-1102 to locate individuals for purposes of establishing paternity and establishing, modifying and enforcing child support obligations and may disclose such information to any agent of the department that is under contract with the department to carry out such purposes.

Attorney's Note

Under the Tennessee Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
class C misdemeanorup to 30 daysup to $50
For details, see Tenn. Code § 40-35-111

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 36-5-1106

  • Child: means an individual, whether over or under the age of majority, who is or is alleged to be owed a duty of support by the individual's parent or who is or is alleged to be the beneficiary of a support order directed to the parent. See Tennessee Code 36-5-2101
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of human services or the commissioner's duly authorized representative. See Tennessee Code 36-5-1101
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Department: means the department of human services or its contractor or other designee. See Tennessee Code 36-5-1101
  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession under the jurisdiction of the United States. See Tennessee Code 36-5-2101
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Title IV-D agency: means the agency designated pursuant to Title IV, Part D of the Social Security Act ( 42 U. See Tennessee Code 36-5-1101
(b) The commissioner shall make available information collected pursuant to this part to state or local agencies or their contractors, or agents in this state or their counterparts in any other state or territory who determine financial or medical assistance as permitted under § 1137(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 1320b–7(b)), as it may be amended; to any state program operated under a plan approved under Titles I, X, and XIV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 301 et seq., 1201 et seq., and 1351 et seq.), respectively; to any agencies administering the worker’s compensation program of a state or territory; to any agencies administering the Tennessee Lawful Employment Act, compiled in title 50, chapter 1, part 7; and to the Title IV-D agency in this state, its local offices and its contractors, whether public or private, and the Title IV-D agency’s counterparts in other states or territories, their local offices and their contractors, whether public or private, for use in locating absent parents, and for use in establishing, enforcing and modifying child support orders; and to the federal government as required by statute or regulation. The department may charge a fee to cover the costs of the provision of such information to any other state or local government entities that may be conducting eligibility determinations or who are conducting programs under this subsection (b).
(c) No further disclosures shall be made except as authorized pursuant to this section or § 71-1-131. Disclosure in violation of this section shall be a Class C misdemeanor.
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