2021 Tennessee Code
Part 2 - Tennessee Missing Children Recovery Act
§ 37-10-202. Initial Missing Child Report — Statement of Identification Information

Whenever the parent knows, learns or believes that a child under the parent's charge and care is missing, such parent shall report the child to a police or sheriff's office, Tennessee bureau of investigation or any law enforcement officer and make a statement to the agency of all available facts that will aid in the recognition, identification or location and recovery of the child.