# Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-4-205: Authorization of agreements with foreign states

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## Section

- **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-4-205
- **Heading:** Authorization of agreements with foreign states
- **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TN Code / Title 37 / Chapter 4 / Section 37-4-205

## Text

The officers and agencies of this state and its subdivisions having authority to place children are empowered to enter into agreements with appropriate officers or agencies of or in other party states pursuant to paragraph (b) of Article V of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children. Any such agreement which contains a financial commitment or imposes a financial obligation on this state or subdivision or agency thereof shall not be binding unless it has the approval in writing of the commissioner of children's services in the case of the state and of the chief local fiscal officer in the case of a subdivision of the state. Acts 1974, ch. 477, § 5; impl. am. Acts 1975, ch. 219, § 2; T.C.A., § 37-1407; Acts 1996, ch. 1079, § 73.
The officers and agencies of this state and its subdivisions having authority to place children are empowered to enter into agreements with appropriate officers or agencies of or in other party states pursuant to paragraph (b) of Article V of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children. Any such agreement which contains a financial commitment or imposes a financial obligation on this state or subdivision or agency thereof shall not be binding unless it has the approval in writing of the commissioner of children's services in the case of the state and of the chief local fiscal officer in the case of a subdivision of the state.
Acts 1974, ch. 477, § 5; impl. am. Acts 1975, ch. 219, § 2; T.C.A., § 37-1407; Acts 1996, ch. 1079, § 73.

## Nearby sections

- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-4-101 Interstate Compact for Juveniles](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T37_C4_S37-4-101.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-4-201 Text of compact](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T37_C4_S37-4-201.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-4-202 Compact terms defined](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T37_C4_S37-4-202.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-4-203 Compact administrator](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T37_C4_S37-4-203.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-4-204 Determination of financial responsibility](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T37_C4_S37-4-204.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-4-205 Authorization of agreements with foreign states](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T37_C4_S37-4-205.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-4-206 Chapter 5, part 4 not applicable to this part](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T37_C4_S37-4-206.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-4-207 Jurisdiction of courts](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T37_C4_S37-4-207.md)

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