{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-37-2-204","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-204","heading":"Authority to establish and operate homes","body":"Counties and municipalities within this state are authorized and empowered to establish, erect, operate and maintain homes for the care and treatment of dependent and neglected, unruly and delinquent children, and to purchase services from any agency, public or private, that is authorized by law to receive or provide care or services for children.","path":["TN Code","Title 37","Chapter 2"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"0ed3b329407a05d8e1a9e1fa993851b25fc78979b051ed8870390f370297e09b","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-37-2-203","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-37-2-205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}