(a) This part shall be referred to as the “Tennessee Missing Children Recovery Act.”
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 37-10-201

  • Child: means any person under twenty-one (21) years of age. See Tennessee Code 37-10-201
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Parent: means a natural or adoptive parent, guardian, or person or organization standing in a loco parentis position by virtue of an order of a court. See Tennessee Code 37-10-201
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Child” means any person under twenty-one (21) years of age;
(2) “Missing child” means a child who is believed to have been removed by force, persuasion, trick, enticement, false pretense, has voluntarily left the custody of such child’s parent without permission or is absent for unexplained or unknown reasons; and
(3) “Parent” means a natural or adoptive parent, guardian, or person or organization standing in a loco parentis position by virtue of an order of a court.
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