TCA 37-1-145
Out-of-state probation officers – Powers
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What does this charge mean?
A probation officer or supervisor from another state who is overseeing a child in Tennessee has the same legal powers in Tennessee as a Tennessee probation officer—including visiting, counseling, controlling, and physically taking custody of the child to return them to the other state.
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If a child has been placed on probation or protective supervision by a juvenile court of another state and the child is in this state with or without the permission of that court, the probation officer of that court or other person designated by that court to supervise or take custody of the child has all the powers and privileges in this state with respect to the child as given by this part to like officers or persons of this state, including the right of visitation, counseling, control and direction, taking into custody and returning to that state.
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TCA Section37-1-145