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2023 Tennessee Code
Title 37 - JUVENILES (§§ 37-1-NEW — 37-11-103)
Chapter 1 - JUVENILE COURTS AND PROCEEDINGS (§§ 37-1-NEW — 37-1-910)
Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 37-1-NEW — 37-1-189)
- Section 37-1-NEW - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered]
- Section 37-1-NEW - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] [Effective 1/1/2025]
- Section 37-1-101 - Purpose - Jurisdiction - Ensuring compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act
- Section 37-1-102 - [Effective Until 1/1/2025] Chapter and part definitions
- Section 37-1-102 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Chapter and part definitions
- Section 37-1-103 - [Effective Until 1/1/2025] Exclusive original jurisdiction
- Section 37-1-103 - [Effective 1/1/2025] [Effective Until 7/1/2024] Exclusive original jurisdiction
- Section 37-1-104 - [Effective Until 1/1/2025] Concurrent jurisdiction
- Section 37-1-104 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Concurrent jurisdiction
- Section 37-1-105 - Probation officers
- Section 37-1-106 - Youth services officer
- Section 37-1-107 - Magistrates
- Section 37-1-108 - Commencement of proceedings
- Section 37-1-109 - Transfer of criminal cases from other courts
- Section 37-1-110 - Informal adjustment without adjudication - Pretrial diversion - No admission required
- Section 37-1-111 - Venue
- Section 37-1-112 - Transfer to another court within state - Appeals
- Section 37-1-113 - Taking into custody - Grounds
- Section 37-1-114 - Detention or shelter care of child prior to hearing on petition
- Section 37-1-115 - Custody - Release to proper party - Warrant for custody
- Section 37-1-116 - Place of detention - Escape or attempted escape - Shelter care - Use of seclusion
- Section 37-1-117 - Investigation and release or detention - Petition - Hearings
- Section 37-1-118 - Subpoenas
- Section 37-1-119 - Petition - Who may make
- Section 37-1-120 - Contents of petition
- Section 37-1-121 - Service of process
- Section 37-1-122 - Summons - Attachment where summons ineffectual
- Section 37-1-123 - Use of detention
- Section 37-1-124 - [Effective Until 1/1/2025] Conduct of hearing
- Section 37-1-124 - [Effective 1/1/2025]
- Section 37-1-125 - Party served by publication - Provisional hearing - Interlocutory order
- Section 37-1-126 - Right to counsel or guardian ad litem - Administrative fee
- Section 37-1-127 - Basic rights at hearing
- Section 37-1-128 - Investigations - Custody of child - Evaluation and commitment for mental illness or developmental disability
- Section 37-1-129 - Hearings - Judicial Diversion - Findings - Disposition of child
- Section 37-1-130 - Dependent or neglected child - Disposition
- Section 37-1-131 - [Effective Until 1/1/2025] Delinquent child - Disposition - Restitution
- Section 37-1-131 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Delinquent child - Disposition - Restitution
- Section 37-1-132 - Unruly child - Disposition
- Section 37-1-133
- Section 37-1-134 - [Effective Until 1/1/2025]
- Section 37-1-134 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Transfer from juvenile court
- Section 37-1-135 - Mentally ill or developmentally disabled child - Disposition
- Section 37-1-136 - Assessment reports in certain counties - Confidentiality - Limited access - Destruction
- Section 37-1-137 - Commitment of delinquent children to the department of children's services
- Section 37-1-138 - Liability for expenses of returning juvenile to custody of department of children's services
- Section 37-1-139 - Modification of orders
- Section 37-1-140 - Legal custodian - Duties
- Section 37-1-141 - Residence change - Transfer of jurisdiction to another state
- Section 37-1-142 - Nonresident child - Transfer from another state
- Section 37-1-143 - Out-of-state custody and supervision
- Section 37-1-144 - Supervision under out-of-state order
- Section 37-1-145 - Out-of-state probation officers - Powers
- Section 37-1-146 - Juvenile traffic offenders
- Section 37-1-147 - Termination of parental rights
- Section 37-1-148 - Illegal use of telecommunication device by minor
- Section 37-1-149 - Guardian ad litem - Special advocate - Appointment
- Section 37-1-150 - Cost and expense for care of child
- Section 37-1-151 - Parents' liability for support
- Section 37-1-152 - Injunctive relief
- Section 37-1-153
- Section 37-1-154 - Law enforcement records - Inspection limited - Exceptions for certain violent offenders
- Section 37-1-155 - Fingerprints and photographs - Use - When destroyed - Video and audio recordings
- Section 37-1-156 - Contributing to delinquency - Penalty - Jurisdiction of court
- Section 37-1-157 - Contributing to dependency - Penalties - Jurisdiction of court
- Section 37-1-158 - Contempt of court
- Section 37-1-159 - [Effective Until 1/1/2025] Appeals
- Section 37-1-159 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Appeals
- Section 37-1-160 - Interstate flight by juvenile felon - Applicability of part
- Section 37-1-161 - Reimbursement account
- Section 37-1-162 - Supplement and account for juvenile court services improvement
- Section 37-1-163 - Financial obligations
- Section 37-1-164 - Risk and needs assessment
- Section 37-1-165 - Contracts among counties to pool juvenile justice supplements
- Section 37-1-166 - Orders committing or retaining a child within the custody of the department of children's services - Required determinations
- Section 37-1-167 - Removal from abusive parent or other party
- Section 37-1-168 - Juvenile-family crisis intervention programs - General provisions
- Section 37-1-169 - Referrals by juvenile court to crisis intervention program
- Section 37-1-170 - Joinder of parents or guardians in juvenile court actions
- Section 37-1-171 - Written orders - Presumptions - Forms
- Section 37-1-172 - Use and disposition of federal funds
- Section 37-1-173 - Individualized case plans and behavior responses
- Section 37-1-174 - Order affecting delinquent juvenile's parent or guardian
- Section 37-1-175 - Temporary legal custody for children with mental illnesses
- Section 37-1-176 - Providing care, training or treatment in least drastic alternative way
- Section 37-1-177 - Person filing for commitment
- Section 37-1-178 - Discharge
- Section 37-1-179 - Reporting status of child who no longer meets commitment standards - Retention of custody
- Section 37-1-180 - Rights of child in hearing to review custody
- Section 37-1-181 - Judges to conduct proceedings
- Section 37-1-182 - Juvenile records task force
- Section 37-1-183 - Dependent and neglected child to remain in related caregiver's custody if in best interest of child
- Section 37-1-184 - Provider performance metrics
- Section 37-1-185 - Report on juvenile justice data collection
- Section 37-1-186 - Notification of resources and funding for relative caregivers - Distribution of information
- Section 37-1-187 - Quality statewide data collection
- Section 37-1-188 - Presumption that subsequent child may be dependent or neglected - Notice - Hearing
- Section 37-1-189
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