# Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-1-104: Withholding of material information concerning the status of the parents or guardian of a child subject to surrender, termination of parental rights or adoption - Misdemeanor

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## Section

- **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-1-104
- **Heading:** Withholding of material information concerning the status of the parents or guardian of a child subject to surrender, termination of parental rights or adoption - Misdemeanor
- **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TN Code / Title 36 / Chapter 1 / Section 36-1-104

## Text

Any person who, upon request by any party to an adoption or the party's agent or attorney, a licensed child-placing agency or licensed clinical social worker, the department, or the court, knowingly and willfully withholds any information related to the child who is the subject of a surrender, a termination of parental rights, or an adoption proceeding, or who knowingly and willfully withholds any material information concerning the identity, status, or whereabouts of the child's legal parent or parents, putative father, or guardian or who knowingly and willfully gives false information concerning the child or the identity, status, or whereabouts of the child's legal parent, putative father, or guardian commits a Class A misdemeanor. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a person or agency to disclose any confidential or privileged information protected by any state or federal law or regulation. Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 36,s 18, eff. 7/1/2019. Acts 1995, ch. 532, § 1; 1996, ch. 1054, § 16.
Any person who, upon request by any party to an adoption or the party's agent or attorney, a licensed child-placing agency or licensed clinical social worker, the department, or the court, knowingly and willfully withholds any information related to the child who is the subject of a surrender, a termination of parental rights, or an adoption proceeding, or who knowingly and willfully withholds any material information concerning the identity, status, or whereabouts of the child's legal parent or parents, putative father, or guardian or who knowingly and willfully gives false information concerning the child or the identity, status, or whereabouts of the child's legal parent, putative father, or guardian commits a Class A misdemeanor. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a person or agency to disclose any confidential or privileged information protected by any state or federal law or regulation.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 36,s 18, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1995, ch. 532, § 1; 1996, ch. 1054, § 16.

## Nearby sections

- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-1-101 Purpose of part - Construction](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T36_C1_S36-1-101.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-1-102 Part definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T36_C1_S36-1-102.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-1-103 Prior adoptions and terminations of parental rights involving minors and prior adoptions of adults ratified](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T36_C1_S36-1-103.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-1-104 Withholding of material information concerning the status of the parents or guardian of a child subject to surrender, termination of parental rights or adoption - Misdemeanor](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T36_C1_S36-1-104.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-1-105 Violation of criminal provisions of part by state employee - Dismissal](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T36_C1_S36-1-105.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-1-106 Readoption](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T36_C1_S36-1-106.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-1-107 Persons to whom this part is applicable](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T36_C1_S36-1-107.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-1-108 Entities authorized to place children for adoption - Advisory and agency capacity authorized - Injunction to stop illegal payments](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T36_C1_S36-1-108.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-1-109 Illegal payments in connection with placement of child - Penalty](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T36_C1_S36-1-109.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-1-110 Parent under eighteen years of age - Surrender](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T36_C1_S36-1-110.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-1-111 Presurrender request for home study or preliminary home study - Surrender of child - Consent for adoption by parent - Effect of Surrender - Form of surrender - Waiver of interest - Interpreter for non-English speaking parents](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T36_C1_S36-1-111.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-1-112 Revocation of surrender or parental consent - Form](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T36_C1_S36-1-112.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-1-113 Termination of parental or guardianship rights](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T36_C1_S36-1-113.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-1-114 Venue](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T36_C1_S36-1-114.md)

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