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Part 1 - General Provisions
§ 37-1-108. Commencement of Proceedings - A proceeding under this part may be commenced:
§ 37-1-116. Place of Detention — Escape or Attempted Escape — Shelter Care - may be charged with the offense of escape or attempted...
§ 37-1-118. Subpoenas - Upon application of a party, the court or the clerk...
§ 37-1-119. Petition — Who May Make - The petition may be made by any person, including a...
§ 37-1-121. Service of Process - Service of process for juvenile court proceedings may be completed...
§ 37-1-123. Use of Detention - Detention shall not be ordered as a disposition under §...
§ 37-1-131. Delinquent Child — Disposition — Restitution - (A) In lieu of committing a child to the custody...
§ 37-1-132. Unruly Child — Disposition - If a child is adjudicated unruly in whole or in...
§ 37-1-135. Mentally Ill or Developmentally Disabled Child — Disposition - If, at a dispositional hearing or at a hearing to...
§ 37-1-143. Out-of-State Custody and Supervision - Subject to the provisions of this part governing dispositions and...
§ 37-1-145. Out-of-State Probation Officers — Powers - If a child has been placed on probation or protective...
§ 37-1-151. Parents' Liability for Support - The requirements of this subdivision (b)(4)(C) may be included in...
§ 37-1-152. Injunctive Relief - At the commencement or during the pendency of any matter,...
§ 37-1-153. Court Files and Records — Inspection Limited — Exceptions for Certain Violent Offenders — Confidentiality — Expunction - A juvenile court shall not expunge a juvenile record following...
§ 37-1-158. Contempt of Court - The court may punish a person for contempt of court...
§ 37-1-165. Contracts Among Counties to Pool Juvenile Justice Supplements - Any two (2) or more contiguous counties may contract to...
§ 37-1-167. Removal From Abusive Parent or Other Party - If a child has suffered either sexual abuse or aggravated...
§ 37-1-175. Temporary Legal Custody for Children With Mental Illnesses - IF AND ONLY IF THEN
§ 37-1-176. Providing Care, Training or Treatment in Least Drastic Alternative Way - IF THEN IF AND ONLY IF THEN
§ 37-1-177. Person Filing for Commitment - If an evaluation under § 37-1-128(d) shows that a child...
§ 37-1-178. Discharge - If a child no longer meets the standards under which...
§ 37-1-179. Reporting Status of Child Who No Longer Meets Commitment Standards — Retention of Custody - If a child no longer meets the standards under which...
§ 37-1-180. Rights of Child in Hearing to Review Custody - If the court sets a hearing to review the status...
§ 37-1-181. Judges to Conduct Proceedings - Proceedings under §§ 37-1-175 — 37-1-181 may be held only...
§ 37-1-183. Dependent and Neglected Child to Remain in Related Caregiver’s Custody if in Best Interest of Child - If the court finds that a child is dependent and...
§ 37-1-185. Report on Juvenile Justice Data Collection - The administrative office of the courts, the department of children's...
Part 2 - Juvenile Court Restructure Act of 1982
§ 37-1-202. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
§ 37-1-203. Jurisdiction of General Sessions Court - The general sessions courts shall exercise juvenile court jurisdiction in...
§ 37-1-204. Procedure in General Sessions Court - Any general sessions court exercising juvenile court jurisdiction shall, when...
§ 37-1-205. Special District Juvenile Courts - Special juvenile courts may be created by law to exercise...
§ 37-1-206. Magistrates — Court Personnel — Signs - Judges of juvenile courts shall appoint magistrates where constitutionally required...
§ 37-1-207. Special Juvenile Courts — Judges - Any special juvenile court created by law shall have such...
§ 37-1-208. Contracts Between Counties - Unless otherwise provided by law, the counties within a special...
§ 37-1-209. Disbursements of Moneys - All moneys derived from fees, fines and costs assessed by...
§ 37-1-210. Clerks of General Sessions Courts - not less than nor more than 5,500 5,600 11,369 11,450...
§ 37-1-211. Clerks of Special Juvenile Courts - not less than nor more than 5,500 5,600 11,369 11,450...
§ 37-1-212. Rules and Regulations - The judge is authorized and empowered to make and promulgate...
§ 37-1-213. Deputies - The sheriffs of the various counties shall furnish the necessary...
§ 37-1-214. Compensation of Judges Pro Tempore - Any judge pro tempore elected under this part shall be...
Part 3 - Juvenile Post-Commitment Procedures Act
§ 37-1-301. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 37-1-302. Petition for Post-Commitment Relief - A juvenile in the custody of the department of children's...
§ 37-1-305. Grounds for Relief - Relief under this part shall be granted when petitioner's commitment...
§ 37-1-306. Court Action Upon Receipt of Petition - When the chancery or circuit court receives any petition applying...
§ 37-1-308. Application for Habeas Corpus — When Allowed - An application for a writ of habeas corpus on behalf...
§ 37-1-311. Scope of Hearing - The scope of the hearing shall extend to all grounds...
§ 37-1-313. Documents and Records Furnished to Indigent Petitioner - After a petition has been filed, if the judge finds...
§ 37-1-316. Evidence — Oral Testimony, Depositions, Affidavits - Evidence may be taken orally or by deposition or, in...
§ 37-1-318. Copies of Final Judgment - The clerk of the court shall send a copy of...
§ 37-1-320. Indigency - Indigency shall be determined, and counsel and court reporters appointed...
§ 37-1-321. Finality of Order — Appeal - The order granting or denying relief under the provisions of...
Part 4 - Mandatory Child Abuse Reports
§ 37-1-401. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
§ 37-1-407. Guidelines for Child Safety Training Programs - By January 1, 2019, the department shall develop instructional guidelines...
§ 37-1-410. Immunity From Civil or Criminal Liability for Reporting Abuse — Damages for Employment Change Because of Making Report - IF the report arises from an examination of the child...
§ 37-1-411. Evidentiary Privileges Not Applicable to Child Abuse Cases - Neither the husband-wife privilege as preserved in § 24-1-201, nor...
§ 37-1-413. False Reporting of Child Sexual Abuse or False Accusation That a Child Has Sustained Any Wound, Injury, Disability or Physical or Mental Condition Caused by Brutality, Abuse or Neglect — Penalty - Any person who either verbally or by written or printed...
Part 5 - Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
§ 37-1-503. Executive Secretary of Council - The president of the council, with the approval of a...
Part 6 - Child Sexual Abuse
§ 37-1-604. Legislative Intent Relating to Investigations, Protective Services and Reports - The intent of §§ 37-1-604 — 37-1-615 is to provide...
§ 37-1-605. Reports of Known or Suspected Child Sexual Abuse — Investigations — Notification to Parents of Abuse on School Grounds or While Under School Supervision — Confidentiality of Records - who knows or has reasonable cause to suspect that a...
§ 37-1-607. Child Protective Teams — Investigations — Services - the department shall orally notify the team, the appropriate district...
§ 37-1-613. Immunity From Civil or Criminal Liability - Any person making a report of child sexual abuse shall...
§ 37-1-614. Evidentiary Privileges Inapplicable in Child Sexual Abuse Cases - The privileged quality of communication between husband and wife and...
§ 37-1-616. Rules and Regulations - The department may promulgate necessary rules and regulations in accordance...
Part 7 - Tennessee Teen Court Program of 2000
§ 37-1-701. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...
Part 8 - Permanent Guardianship
§ 37-1-801. Power of the Juvenile Courts to Appoint a Permanent Guardian - The juvenile courts of Tennessee are empowered to appoint an...
§ 37-1-805. Jurisdiction of Court - The court shall retain jurisdiction to enforce, modify, or terminate...
Part 9 - Tennessee Zero to Three Court Initiative [Effective Until January 1, 2025.]
§ 37-1-901. Short Title. [Effective Until January 1, 2025.] - This part shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 37-1-904. No Right to Participate in Zero to Three Court Program Established. [Effective Until January 1, 2025.] - Nothing contained in this part shall confer a right or...
§ 37-1-905. No Limitation on Ability to Create and Maintain Zero to Three Court Program. [Effective Until January 1, 2025.] - Nothing in this part shall be construed to limit the...
§ 37-1-906. Referral of Juvenile Court Matter to Safe Baby Court Program. [Effective Until January 1, 2025.] - A juvenile court matter that meets the safe baby court...
§ 37-1-907. Application for Grants Not Precluded. [Effective Until January 1, 2025.] - This part does not preclude the ability of a safe...
§ 37-1-908. Termination of Participation in Safe Baby Court Program. [Effective Until January 1, 2025.] - A party's participation in a safe baby court program may...
§ 37-1-909. Safe Baby Court Advisory Committee. [Effective Until January 1, 2025.] - To assist in the development of rules and regulations and...
§ 37-1-910. Repealer. [Effective Until January 1, 2025.] - This part is deleted on January 1, 2025, and is...