Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-3-411: Runaways - Custody

If a transferee runs away from a department facility or a program that is operated by a private contractor for the department and is taken into custody within thirty (30) days after running away, the transferee shall be returned to the custody of the commissioner at a facility designated by the commissioner. If a transferee runs away from the facility or program and is taken into custody more than thirty (30) days after running away, the department that initiated the transfer shall designate a facility or program at which the transferee shall be returned to the custody of the transferring department.