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TN Code § 37-1-174 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 37 - Juveniles|Chapter 1 - Juvenile Courts and Proceedings|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 37-1-174. Order Affecting Delinquent Juvenile's Parent or Guardian

  If an unemancipated child commits a delinquent or unruly act that brings the child within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court and if the child's parent or legal guardian, who is not the victim of the act that brings the child within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, did not take reasonable steps to control such delinquent or unruly conduct, then the court may order the parent or legal guardian to do one (1) or more of the following:  Participate in the child's program of treatment and rehabilitation;   Seek assistance from school officials, social service officials or other appropriate public or private resources and authorities to provide treatment and rehabilitation for the child;   Complete community service work individually or jointly with the child; or   Provide supervision to ensure that the child complies with any and all conditions and requirements that the court has ordered the child to follow.     If the parent or legal guardian violates or refuses to comply with the order of the juvenile court, then the parent or legal guardian may be held in contempt pursuant to § 37-1-158; and the juvenile court may fine the parent or legal guardian up to fifty dollars ($50.00), may incarcerate the parent or legal guardian in the county jail for up to ten (10) days or may impose both fine and incarceration. However, prior to holding any such parent or guardian in contempt, the parent or legal guardian shall be served with notice and shall be given a reasonable opportunity to be heard by the court.   This section shall not apply to the department of children's services acting in its capacity as custodian or guardian of any child.
TN Code § 37-1-175 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 37 - Juveniles|Chapter 1 - Juvenile Courts and Proceedings|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 37-1-175. Temporary Legal Custody for Children With Mental Illnesses

 IF AND ONLY IF   a child is the subject of a proceeding under this chapter, AND   the child is mentally ill, AND   the child needs care, training, or treatment because of the mental illness, AND   all available less drastic alternatives to committing the child to the temporary legal custody of the department are unsuitable to meet the child's needs for care, training, or treatment for the mental illness,  THEN    a juvenile court may commit the child to the temporary legal custody of the department in proceedings conducted in conformity with §§ 33-3-602 — 33-3-608, 33-3-610 — 33-3-620, and 33-6-505 — 33-6-508, to meet the child's needs for care, training, or treatment for the mental illness.
TN Code § 37-1-176 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 37 - Juveniles|Chapter 1 - Juvenile Courts and Proceedings|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 37-1-176. Providing Care, Training or Treatment in Least Drastic Alternative Way

 IF   a juvenile court commits a child to the temporary legal custody of the department under § 37-1-175,  THEN    the department shall provide the necessary care, training, or treatment for the child in the least drastic alternative way that is available and suitable to meet the child's needs, AND   community mental health centers and community programs that receive grants or contracts from the department to provide such services to children shall, at the direction of the department, provide the community-based services necessary to meet the child's needs for treatment in the least drastic alternative to hospitalization, AND  IF AND ONLY IF     placing the child in inpatient care in a hospital or treatment resource is the least drastic alternative way that is available to the department and is suitable to meet the child's needs,  THEN    the department shall apply for the child's admission to a hospital or treatment resource under title 33, chapter 6, part 2 or 4 or shall initiate proceedings under title 33, chapter 6, part 5.
TN Code § 37-1-177 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 37 - Juveniles|Chapter 1 - Juvenile Courts and Proceedings|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 37-1-177. Person Filing for Commitment

 If an evaluation under § 37-1-128(d) shows that a child may be subject to commitment to the temporary legal custody of the department, the juvenile court may direct any person it determines to be suitable for the purpose to file a complaint under § 37-1-175.
TN Code § 37-1-178 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 37 - Juveniles|Chapter 1 - Juvenile Courts and Proceedings|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 37-1-178. Discharge

 If a child no longer meets the standards under which the child was hospitalized or admitted to a treatment resource under § 37-1-176(4), the child shall be discharged under title 33, chapter 6, part 7, and the child shall remain in the custody of the department until the department's custody is terminated under §§ 37-1-179 and 37-1-180.
TN Code § 37-1-179 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 37 - Juveniles|Chapter 1 - Juvenile Courts and Proceedings|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 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 the child was committed to the custody of the department under § 37-1-175, the department shall make a full report of the status of the child to the committing court. If the committing court objects to the termination of the department's custody, the court shall set a hearing on the matter within fifteen (15) days of the date of the report, with such hearing to be held at the earliest possible date. The department shall retain custody pending the outcome of the hearing. If the court does not set a hearing, the department's custody terminates at the end of the fifteenth day after the date of the report unless the court has approved an earlier termination.
TN Code § 37-1-180 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 37 - Juveniles|Chapter 1 - Juvenile Courts and Proceedings|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 37-1-180. Rights of Child in Hearing to Review Custody

 If the court sets a hearing to review the status of the child under § 37-1-179, the child shall have the same rights as in the original commitment proceeding under §§ 33-3-605, 33-3-608, 33-3-610 — 33-3-616, and 33-3-620. If and only if the court finds on the basis of clear, unequivocal, and convincing evidence that the child is subject to commitment to the custody of the department under § 37-1-175, the court may order that the child remain in the temporary legal custody of the department. If the court does not so find, the department's custody terminates at the end of the hearing.
TN Code § 37-1-181 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 37 - Juveniles|Chapter 1 - Juvenile Courts and Proceedings|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 37-1-181. Judges to Conduct Proceedings

 Proceedings under §§ 37-1-175 — 37-1-181 may be held only by judges who are lawyers or by magistrates.
TN Code § 37-1-182 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 37 - Juveniles|Chapter 1 - Juvenile Courts and Proceedings|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 37-1-182. Juvenile Records Task Force

   There is established a task force on the submission of juvenile fingerprints and reporting of juvenile court dispositions, which shall be named the juvenile records task force.   The task force shall have the following members:  The director of the Tennessee bureau of investigation (TBI) or the director's designee, who shall be a member of the director's staff;   A juvenile court judge or magistrate from each grand division of the state, who shall be appointed by the director of the administrative office of the courts;   A clerk or deputy clerk whose primary duties include the maintenance of juvenile court records, to be appointed by the president of the state court clerks' conference;   The commissioner of children's services or the commissioner's designee;   The attorney general and reporter or attorney general and reporter's designee, who shall be an ex officio member of the task force;   The chair of the judiciary committee of the senate and the chair of the committee of the house of representatives having jurisdiction over children and families or their designees, who shall be members of the task force;   The executive director of the Tennessee commission on children and youth or the executive director's designee.     Appointments shall be made within sixty (60) days after July 1, 2007. The governor shall designate the chair of the task force, who shall set the date of the first meeting. At the organizational meeting, a secretary shall be elected from the task force's membership.      The task force is authorized to request and receive assistance from any department, agency or entity of state government, upon request from the chair.   Members of the task force are volunteers and shall serve without pay, except that nonlegislative members may be reimbursed for travel expenses in accordance with travel regulations promulgated by the commissioner of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter. Members of the general assembly shall be compensated in accordance with the provisions of § 3-1-106.     The task force is directed to assess and examine:  The process of the submission of juvenile fingerprints to the TBI and to the federal bureau of investigation;   The maintenance of juvenile fingerprint cards;   The reporting of dispositions of juvenile offenses;   The disclosure or nondisclosure of juvenile offenses for employment or volunteer purposes;   Whether a juvenile offender repository is needed;   Whether any of the statutes referring to juvenile records and/or juvenile fingerprints are in direct conflict with other statutes and, if so, to determine how to correct any ambiguities; and   Any other relevant issues that concern juvenile fingerprint submissions, dispositions, and disclosures of juvenile records.     The task force is directed to submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any suggested legislation, to the general assembly and the governor no later than February 15, 2008.
TN Code § 37-1-183 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 37 - Juveniles|Chapter 1 - Juvenile Courts and Proceedings|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 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 neglected as defined in § 37-1-102(b)(13)(J), the court shall order the child to remain in the related caregiver's custody if such an arrangement is in the best interest of the child. Any future order for modification or termination of the related caregiver's custody brought by the child's parent shall be based on a finding, by a preponderance of the evidence, that there has been a material change in circumstances. When making such a determination, the court may consider whether the child's parent is currently able and willing to care for the child or that the related caregiver is unable to continue to care for the child.
TN Code § 37-1-184 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 37 - Juveniles|Chapter 1 - Juvenile Courts and Proceedings|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 37-1-184. Provider Performance Metrics

  The department shall develop a system of performance-based metrics and incentives to use with the state institutions, foster and group homes, and any other entities, public or private, that are authorized by law to receive or provide care or services for children under this part.   These metrics and incentives should encourage use of graduated responses, evidence-based programming, and an intended timeline of three (3) to six (6) months for successful program completion.
TN Code § 37-1-185 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 37 - Juveniles|Chapter 1 - Juvenile Courts and Proceedings|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 37-1-185. Report on Juvenile Justice Data Collection

 The administrative office of the courts, the department of children's services, and the commission on children and youth shall jointly submit a report addressing statewide data collection in the juvenile justice system, on or before January 1, 2019, to the governor, speaker of the senate, and speaker of the house of representatives. Appropriate school and law enforcement personnel shall be consulted in preparing the report. This report shall include:   A plan to effectuate comprehensive, accurate collection of data and performance measures from all juvenile courts in the state pursuant to § 37-1-506 and other relevant statutory provisions;   Uniform definitions and criteria for data collection to ensure clear and consistent reporting across all agencies and counties;   Proposed forms for future data collection from juvenile courts and county-level agencies; and   Any other recommendations relevant to improving statewide data collection in the juvenile justice system.
TN Code § 37-1-186 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 37 - Juveniles|Chapter 1 - Juvenile Courts and Proceedings|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 37-1-186. Notification of Resources and Funding for Relative Caregivers — Distribution of Information

  As used in this section, “relative caregiver” means a person within a first, second, or third degree of relationship to the parent or step-parent of a child who may be related through blood, marriage, or adoption.   Any court that issues an order granting custody or guardianship of a child to a person who qualifies as a relative caregiver shall notify the relative caregiver that resources and funding for relative caregivers may be available through programs administered by the department.   The department shall distribute information on available relative caregiver resources to the administrative office of the courts, and the administrative office of the courts shall distribute the information to each court within the state that issues orders regarding child custody or guardianship. For purposes of satisfying the requirements of this subsection (c), the distribution of resource information may be accomplished by electronic means.
TN Code § 37-1-201 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 37 - Juveniles|Chapter 1 - Juvenile Courts and Proceedings|Part 2 - Juvenile Court Restructure Act of 1982|§ 37-1-201. Short Title — Legislative Intent

  This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Juvenile Court Restructure Act of 1982.”   It is the purpose of this part to provide in every county of this state adequate juvenile court services as contemplated in the laws of Tennessee, as stated in this title and other general laws of the state of Tennessee now in force and effect, or hereafter to become of force and effect.
TN Code § 37-1-202 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 37 - Juveniles|Chapter 1 - Juvenile Courts and Proceedings|Part 2 - Juvenile Court Restructure Act of 1982|§ 37-1-202. Part Definitions

 As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:   “District juvenile court” means a special juvenile court with jurisdiction in more than one (1) county; and   “Special juvenile court” means a court created by law with jurisdiction limited to those matters contemplated in this title and other general laws of this state.
TN Code § 37-1-203 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 37 - Juveniles|Chapter 1 - Juvenile Courts and Proceedings|Part 2 - Juvenile Court Restructure Act of 1982|§ 37-1-203. Jurisdiction of General Sessions Court

 The general sessions courts shall exercise juvenile court jurisdiction in all of the counties of this state, except in the counties or municipalities in which juvenile courts are, or may hereafter be, specially provided by law; provided, that only general sessions court judges who are attorneys may order commitment of a delinquent child to the department of children's services.
TN Code § 37-1-204 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 37 - Juveniles|Chapter 1 - Juvenile Courts and Proceedings|Part 2 - Juvenile Court Restructure Act of 1982|§ 37-1-204. Procedure in General Sessions Court

 Any general sessions court exercising juvenile court jurisdiction shall, when exercising such jurisdiction, have the title and style of juvenile court of  county, and shall maintain a separate juvenile court docket and minutes, and hearings pursuant to this title shall be separate from general sessions court proceedings.
TN Code § 37-1-205 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 37 - Juveniles|Chapter 1 - Juvenile Courts and Proceedings|Part 2 - Juvenile Court Restructure Act of 1982|§ 37-1-205. Special District Juvenile Courts

 Special juvenile courts may be created by law to exercise juvenile court jurisdiction in a county or in several contiguous counties. Funds for the operation of such special district juvenile courts shall be furnished by the counties within each special juvenile court district. Counties within the juvenile court district shall, by contract, enter into such agreements as they may deem necessary and desirable in order to provide for the conducting of business affairs and financing of the court as provided in § 5-1-114.
TN Code § 37-1-206 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 37 - Juveniles|Chapter 1 - Juvenile Courts and Proceedings|Part 2 - Juvenile Court Restructure Act of 1982|§ 37-1-206. Magistrates — Court Personnel — Signs

 Judges of juvenile courts shall appoint magistrates where constitutionally required and such other court personnel as may be necessary to assure availability of juvenile court services in every county of this state. Every court having juvenile jurisdiction shall have a sign in a conspicuous place identifying it as the “Juvenile Court.”
TN Code § 37-1-207 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 37 - Juveniles|Chapter 1 - Juvenile Courts and Proceedings|Part 2 - Juvenile Court Restructure Act of 1982|§ 37-1-207. Special Juvenile Courts — Judges

 Any special juvenile court created by law shall have such title and style as the act creating such court may provide. Each juvenile court shall be a court of record, presided over by a judge who shall have such qualifications and salary as may be provided by law. Upon creation of a special juvenile court, a judge of the court shall be appointed as provided by law until the next general election and a person duly qualified is elected, and until a successor qualifies. The term of office shall be the same as other judges of the state. In the event the office of judge of the juvenile court becomes vacant by reason of death, resignation, retirement or other cause, before the expiration of the term of the judge, the vacancy shall be filled as provided by law.
TN Code § 37-1-208 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 37 - Juveniles|Chapter 1 - Juvenile Courts and Proceedings|Part 2 - Juvenile Court Restructure Act of 1982|§ 37-1-208. Contracts Between Counties

 Unless otherwise provided by law, the counties within a special juvenile court district may enter into contracts of agreement providing such terms and conditions therein as the parties deem best for the joint financial support, operation and maintenance of such special juvenile courts.
TN Code § 37-1-209 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 37 - Juveniles|Chapter 1 - Juvenile Courts and Proceedings|Part 2 - Juvenile Court Restructure Act of 1982|§ 37-1-209. Disbursements of Moneys

 All moneys derived from fees, fines and costs assessed by the judge and collected by the clerk shall be paid to the county, or, in the case of a juvenile court serving more than one (1) county, revenue shall be disbursed in accordance with the contract between the various county governments.
TN Code § 37-1-210 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 37 - Juveniles|Chapter 1 - Juvenile Courts and Proceedings|Part 2 - Juvenile Court Restructure Act of 1982|§ 37-1-210. Clerks of General Sessions Courts

  In those counties in which the general sessions court is also the juvenile court, the clerk of the court exercising juvenile jurisdiction in such counties prior to May 19, 1982, shall serve as clerk of the general sessions court when it is exercising juvenile jurisdiction after May 19, 1982, unless otherwise provided by law. No later than July 1, 2006, in those counties in which the general sessions court is also the juvenile court, the clerk of the court of general sessions or the clerk and master shall also serve as the juvenile court clerk, unless otherwise provided by law. Such clerks shall maintain separate minutes, dockets and records for all matters pertaining to juvenile court proceedings as required by law. County legislative bodies may, in their discretion, provide additional compensation to general sessions court judges in such counties.   Notwithstanding subsection (a), the clerk who is serving as clerk of the court with juvenile jurisdiction in any county having a population of not less than forty-six thousand eight hundred (46,800) nor more than forty-six thousand nine hundred (46,900), according to the 2000 federal census of population or any subsequent federal census, on June 30, 2003, shall continue to serve as the clerk of the court with juvenile jurisdiction after July 1, 2003.   The second sentence of subsection (a) and the provisions of subsection (b) shall not apply in counties having a population, according to the 2000 federal census or any subsequent federal census, of:  not less than  nor more than   5,500 5,600   11,369 11,450   27,700 27,800   37,200 37,300    Nothing in the second sentence of subsection (a) and the provisions of subsection (b) shall be construed as affecting special juvenile courts authorized by law or elected juvenile court clerks.
TN Code § 37-1-211 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 37 - Juveniles|Chapter 1 - Juvenile Courts and Proceedings|Part 2 - Juvenile Court Restructure Act of 1982|§ 37-1-211. Clerks of Special Juvenile Courts

  The appropriate legislative body of a county having a special juvenile court may, by resolution, designate the duly elected clerk of another court of that county to serve as clerk of the special juvenile court. In any county in which the legislative body does not designate a duly elected clerk of another court to serve as clerk of the special juvenile court, the judge of such special juvenile court shall appoint a clerk or an administrator of the court, except in counties where a duly elected clerk is otherwise provided by law. Clerks of such special juvenile courts shall, under the supervision of the judge, keep all records of the court, and shall have all the duties, authorities, and obligations provided by law for clerks of other courts of record of this state, and shall give an appropriate surety bond for the faithful performance of their duties.   Subsection (a) shall only apply in counties having a population, according to the 2000 federal census or any subsequent federal census, of:  not less than  nor more than   5,500 5,600   11,369 11,450   14,300 14,400   17,800 17,875   27,700 27,800   37,200 37,300   62,300 62,400    Nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting special juvenile courts authorized by law or elected juvenile court clerks.
TN Code § 37-1-212 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 37 - Juveniles|Chapter 1 - Juvenile Courts and Proceedings|Part 2 - Juvenile Court Restructure Act of 1982|§ 37-1-212. Rules and Regulations

 The judge is authorized and empowered to make and promulgate rules and regulations for the administration of the court, to fix the times and places at which all persons in the jurisdiction of the court shall have their causes set for hearing.
TN Code § 37-1-213 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 37 - Juveniles|Chapter 1 - Juvenile Courts and Proceedings|Part 2 - Juvenile Court Restructure Act of 1982|§ 37-1-213. Deputies

 The sheriffs of the various counties shall furnish the necessary deputies and special deputies to attend and dispense with the business of such courts.
TN Code § 37-1-214 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 37 - Juveniles|Chapter 1 - Juvenile Courts and Proceedings|Part 2 - Juvenile Court Restructure Act of 1982|§ 37-1-214. Compensation of Judges Pro Tempore

 Any judge pro tempore elected under this part shall be paid the usual and customary rate of compensation.