QUESTION
is it legal for the police to question my child without a parent present
Asked on Dec 20th, 2018 on Juvenile Law - Tennessee
More details to this question:
the law has been harassing me thinking that i am a drug dealer,they have pulled me over and searched my vehicle and found nothing they have come to my home and i wouldn't let them in my house without a warrant,and now they are following my child to his girlfriends house and harassing him he is fifteen years old
1 ANSWER
There are, by my best count, 17 states that require a parent or attorney be present when a minor is interviewed by police. Tennessee is not one. It is legal in Tennessee for police to interview a minor without a parent’s knowledge, permission or presence.
Answered on Dec 21st, 2018 at 7:14 AM