{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-37-5-405","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-5-405","heading":"Penalty for violations","body":"Every person acting for that person or for any agency who violates any of the provisions of this part, or any agency or corporation that, through its agents, violates any of the provisions of this part, or any person or agency that makes any false statements to the department of human services regarding the placement of such child, as herein set out, commits a Class A misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars ($200), or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or by both fine and imprisonment.","path":["TN Code","Title 37","Chapter 5"],"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":"fbd972809230769b565e236aa367579401bef6a9ee6549190484a078f1cade32","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-37-5-404","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-37-5-406"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}