2010 Tennessee Code
Title 37 - Juveniles
Chapter 1 - Juvenile Courts and Proceedings
Part 3 - Juvenile Post-Commitment Procedures
37-1-307 - Petition not to be dismissed for failure to follow form Amended petition.
37-1-307. Petition not to be dismissed for failure to follow form Amended petition.
(a) No petition for relief shall be dismissed for failure to follow the prescribed form or procedure until the court has given the petitioner reasonable opportunity, with the aid of counsel, to file an amended petition.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the court from dismissing a petition under this part when it does not state a proper claim for relief.
[Acts 1978, ch. 750, § 7; T.C.A., § 37-1707.]
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