2010 Tennessee Code
Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection
Chapter 3 - Vital Records
Part 3 - Births
68-3-307 - Infants of unknown parentage Foundling registration.

68-3-307. Infants of unknown parentage Foundling registration.

(a)  Whoever assumes the custody of a live-born infant of unknown parentage shall report on a form and in a manner prescribed by the state registrar within ten (10) days to the office of vital records the following information:

     (1)  The date and place of finding;

     (2)  Sex, color or race, and approximate birth date of the child;

     (3)  Name and address of the person or institution with whom the child has been placed for care;

     (4)  Name given to the child by the custodian of the child; and

     (5)  Other data required by the state registrar.

(b)  The place where the child was found shall be entered as the place of birth.

(c)  A report registered under this section shall constitute the certificate of birth for the child.

(d)  If the child is subsequently identified and a certificate of birth is found or obtained, the report registered under this section shall not be subject to inspection, except upon order of a court of competent jurisdiction or as provided by regulation.

[Acts 1977, ch. 128, § 7; T.C.A., § 53-447.]