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TN Code § 37-1-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 37 - Juveniles|Chapter 1 - Juvenile Courts and Proceedings|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 37-1-101. Purpose — Jurisdiction — Ensuring Compliance With the Indian Child Welfare Act

  This part shall be construed to effectuate the following public purposes:  Provide for the care, protection, and wholesome moral, mental and physical development of children coming within its provisions;   Consistent with the protection of the public interest, remove from children committing delinquent acts the taint of criminality and the consequences of criminal behavior and substitute therefor a program of treatment, training and rehabilitation;   Achieve the foregoing purposes in a family environment whenever possible, separating the child from such child's parents only when necessary for such child's welfare or in the interest of public safety;   Provide a simple judicial procedure through which this part is executed and enforced and in which the parties are assured a fair hearing and their constitutional and other legal rights recognized and enforced;   Provide simple interstate procedures that permit resort to cooperative measures among the juvenile courts of the several states when required to effectuate the purposes of this part;   Generally deinstitutionalize children who have not been found to be delinquent; and   Provide developmentally appropriate interventions based on current scientific research in related fields, including neuroscience, psychology, sociology, and criminology.     It is the intention of the general assembly in the passage of this part to promulgate laws relative to children that are to be uniform in application throughout the state.   Each of the juvenile courts in all the counties and municipalities of the state as described in § 37-1-102 have all of the jurisdiction, authority, rights, powers and duties prescribed by this part, and any additional jurisdiction, authority, rights, powers or duties conferred by special or private act upon any of the juvenile courts in the state are not intended to be invalidated or repealed by this part, except where inconsistent or in conflict with any provisions of this part.   Whenever a juvenile court conducts a child custody proceeding, as defined in § 36-6-205, the court shall ensure compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act, compiled in 25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq.
TN Code § 37-1-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 37 - Juveniles|Chapter 1 - Juvenile Courts and Proceedings|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 37-1-105. Probation Officers

  The judge has authority to appoint one (1) or more probation officers who shall receive such salary as shall be fixed by the county legislative body or as otherwise provided by law.   For the purpose of carrying out the objectives and purposes of this part and subject to the limitations of this part or imposed by the court, a probation officer, or other designated officers of the court, shall:  Make investigations, reports and recommendations to the juvenile court;   Receive and examine complaints and charges of delinquency or unruly conduct and conduct a preliminary inquiry;   Receive and examine complaints of dependency and neglect of a child for the purpose of considering the commencement of proceedings under this part;   Supervise and assist a child placed on probation or in such probation officer's protective supervision or care by order of the court or other authority of law;   Make appropriate referrals to other public or private agencies of the community if their assistance appears to be needed or desirable;   Take into custody and detain a child who is under such probation officer's supervision or care as a delinquent, unruly, or dependent and neglected child if the probation officer, or other designated officers of the court, have reasonable cause to believe that the child's health or safety is in imminent danger, or that such child may abscond or be removed from the jurisdiction of the court, or when ordered by the court pursuant to this part. Such child may be placed in detention or shelter care only if authorized by and in accordance with §§ 37-1-114 and 37-1-115. Except as provided by this part, a probation officer, or other designated officer of the court, does not have the powers of a law enforcement officer. Such probation officer, or other designated officer of the court, shall not conduct accusatory proceedings under this part against a child who is or may be under such officer's care or supervision; and   Perform all other functions designated by this part or by order of the court pursuant thereto.     Any of the functions in subsection (b) may be performed in another state if authorized by the court of this state and permitted by the laws of the other state.
TN Code § 37-1-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 37 - Juveniles|Chapter 1 - Juvenile Courts and Proceedings|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 37-1-106. Youth Services Officer

  Each county with a population of more than twenty thousand (20,000), according to the 1980 federal census or any subsequent federal census, may establish a full-time youth services officer to assist the court sitting as a juvenile court in relation to cases coming before the court. Counties with a population of twenty thousand (20,000) or less, according to the 1980 federal census or any subsequent federal census, may establish a part-time youth services officer.   The youth services officer shall be paid by the county in which the officer serves and the officer's duties include, but are not limited to, the following:  Intake duties including receiving and examining complaints and allegations of delinquency and unruly behavior for the purpose of conducting a preliminary inquiry;   Counseling;   Record keeping and transmitting information as required by this part or by law to the commission on children and youth or the office of the executive secretary of the Tennessee council of juvenile and family court judges;   Make investigations, reports and recommendations to the judge having juvenile jurisdiction;   Make appropriate referrals to other public or private agencies;   Make predisposition studies and submit reports and recommendations to the court as required; and   Perform other functions as directed by the court or by law including, but not limited to, those set out in § 37-1-105.
TN Code § 37-1-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 37 - Juveniles|Chapter 1 - Juvenile Courts and Proceedings|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 37-1-108. Commencement of Proceedings

 A proceeding under this part may be commenced:   By transfer of a case from another court as provided in § 37-1-109;   As provided in § 37-1-146 in a proceeding charging the violation of a traffic offense;   By the court accepting jurisdiction as provided in § 37-1-142 or accepting supervision of a child as provided in § 37-1-144; or   In other cases by the filing of a petition as provided in this part or by issuing a citation as authorized by law. The petition and all other documents in the proceeding, other than a citation, shall be entitled “In the matter of _____, a child under eighteen (18) years of age.”
TN Code § 37-1-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 37 - Juveniles|Chapter 1 - Juvenile Courts and Proceedings|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 37-1-109. Transfer of Criminal Cases From Other Courts

  If it appears to the court in a criminal proceeding that the defendant is a child, the court shall forthwith transfer the case to the juvenile court, together with a copy of the accusatory pleading and other papers, documents and transcripts of testimony relating to the case.   It shall order that the defendant be taken forthwith to the juvenile court or to a place of detention designated by the juvenile court, or release the defendant to the custody of the defendant's parent, guardian, custodian or other person legally responsible for the defendant, to be brought before the juvenile court at a time designated by that court.   The accusatory pleading may serve in lieu of a petition in the juvenile court unless that court directs the filing of a petition.
TN Code § 37-1-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 37 - Juveniles|Chapter 1 - Juvenile Courts and Proceedings|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 37-1-110. Informal Adjustment Without Adjudication — Pretrial Diversion — No Admission Required

   Before or after a petition is filed, a designated court officer may informally resolve a complaint containing delinquent or unruly allegations without adjudication by giving counsel and advice to the child if such informal resolution would be in the best interest of the public and the child, and the child and the child's parents, guardian, or other custodian consent to the informal adjustment with knowledge that consent is not obligatory. The informal adjustment shall not extend beyond three (3) months from the day commenced, unless extended by the court for an additional period not to exceed a total of six (6) months, and does not authorize the attachment or detention of the child if not otherwise permitted by this part.   If the child and the victim agree to restitution, restitution may be paid independently of informal adjustment; however, financial obligations shall not be assessed or collected against a child as part of an informal adjustment pursuant to this section.      After a petition has been filed and a designated court officer determines that an unruly or delinquent case is an appropriate case for diversion from adjudication, the parties may agree to pretrial diversion that suspends the proceedings and places the child under supervision on terms and conditions agreeable to the designated court officer and approved by the court. A child may not be placed on pretrial diversion if the delinquent act alleged is an offense described in § 37-1-153(b).   A pretrial diversion agreement shall remain in force for a maximum of six (6) months unless the child is discharged sooner by the court. Upon application of any party to the proceedings, made before expiration of the six-month period and after notice and a hearing, pretrial diversion may be extended by the court for an additional six (6) months.   If, prior to discharge by the court or expiration of the pretrial diversion period, the child fails to fulfill the terms and conditions of the pretrial diversion agreement, the original petition may be reinstated and the case may proceed to adjudication just as if the agreement had never been entered.   Attachment and detention of a child are not authorized for the violation of a pretrial diversion agreement unless otherwise permitted by this part.     The petition shall be dismissed with prejudice once a child completes an informal adjustment pursuant to subsection (a) or pretrial diversion pursuant to subsection (b) without reinstatement of the original delinquent or unruly petition.   No admission shall be required as part of informal adjustment or pretrial diversion, and any statements made by the child during the preliminary inquiry, informal adjustment pursuant to subsection (a), or pretrial diversion pursuant to subsection (b) are not admissible prior to a dispositional hearing.
TN Code § 37-1-111 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 37 - Juveniles|Chapter 1 - Juvenile Courts and Proceedings|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 37-1-111. Venue

  A proceeding under this part may be commenced in the county in which the child resides.   If delinquent or unruly conduct is alleged, the proceeding may be commenced in the county in which the acts constituting the alleged delinquent or unruly conduct occurred.   If dependency or neglect is alleged, the proceeding may be brought in the county in which the child is present when it is commenced.   Proceedings to terminate parental rights shall be brought pursuant to § 36-1-113.   If unruly conduct is alleged against a child in the custody of the department of children's services, the proceeding may be brought in the juvenile court exercising continuing jurisdiction under § 37-1-103 or it may be brought in the juvenile court that issued the order granting custody to the department.
TN Code § 37-1-112 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 37 - Juveniles|Chapter 1 - Juvenile Courts and Proceedings|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 37-1-112. Transfer to Another Court Within State — Appeals

  If the child resides in a county of this state and the proceeding is commenced in a court of another county, the court, on motion of a party or on its own motion after a finding of fact, may transfer the proceeding to the county of the child's residence for further action. Like transfer may be made if the residence of the child changes pending the proceeding. The proceeding may be transferred if the child has been adjudicated delinquent or unruly, or neglected or abandoned and other proceedings involving the child are pending in the juvenile court of the county of the child's residence.   If a juvenile court proceeding is commenced under this part and a proceeding involving the child's custody is also commenced or pending in the circuit, chancery or general sessions court exercising domestic relations jurisdiction, the juvenile court, on motion of a party or on its own motion after an adjudication making specific findings of fact pursuant to § 37-1-129(a)(2) and after ordering any essential services for the child and family, may transfer the custody proceeding to the court where the pending matter has been commenced. Like transfer may be made if the residence of the child changes during the pendency of the juvenile court proceedings. The transfer shall only occur upon a finding of fact by the transferring court that the transfer will be in the best interest of the child, will promote judicial economy, will provide a more reasonable or convenient forum, or for other good cause. The transferring court may communicate with the receiving court concerning the transfer of the case. The transfer of the custody proceeding to another court exercising domestic relations jurisdiction, except to another juvenile court, shall not occur if the case involves allegations of dependency, neglect or abuse and the child is in the custody of the department of children's services.   Certified copies of all legal and social documents and records pertaining to the case on file with the clerk of the court shall accompany the transfer.   An appeal of a transfer decision under this part shall be to the court of appeals in accordance with the Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure.
TN Code § 37-1-113 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 37 - Juveniles|Chapter 1 - Juvenile Courts and Proceedings|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 37-1-113. Taking Into Custody — Grounds

  A child may be taken into custody:  Pursuant to an order of the court under this part;   Pursuant to the laws of arrest;   By a law enforcement officer, social worker of the department of human services, or duly authorized officer of the court, if there are reasonable grounds to believe that the conditions specified in § 37-1-114(a)(2) exist; or   By a law enforcement officer or duly authorized officer of the court if there are reasonable grounds to believe that the child has run away from the child's parents, guardian or other custodian.     The taking of a child into custody is not an arrest, except for the purpose of determining its validity under the Constitution of Tennessee or the Constitution of the United States.
TN Code § 37-1-115 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 37 - Juveniles|Chapter 1 - Juvenile Courts and Proceedings|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 37-1-115. Custody — Release to Proper Party — Warrant for Custody

  A person taking a child into custody shall within a reasonable time:  Release the child to such child's parents, guardian or other custodian upon a promise by such person or persons to bring the child before the court when requested by the court unless such child's detention or shelter care is warranted or required under § 37-1-114; or   Bring the child before the court or deliver such child to a detention or shelter care facility designated by the court or to a medical facility if the child is believed to suffer from a serious physical condition or illness that requires prompt treatment. A person taking a child into custody shall give notice thereof, together with a reason for taking the child into custody, to a parent, guardian or other custodian and to the court. If the child is taken into custody pursuant to the provisions of § 37-1-113(a)(3) prior to the filing of a petition, a petition under § 37-1-120 shall be filed as soon as possible but in no event later than two (2) days after the child is taken into custody excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays.     If a parent, guardian or other custodian, when requested, fails to bring the child before the court as provided in subsection (a), the court may issue its warrant directing that the child be taken into custody and brought before the court.    A law enforcement officer who has taken a child into custody for the commission of an offense that would be considered a misdemeanor if committed by an adult may, in that officer's professional discretion, issue a citation in lieu of continued custody of the child. In issuing a citation pursuant to this subsection (c), the officer shall:  Prepare a written citation, which shall include the name and address of the cited child, the offense charged, and the time and place of appearance;   Have the child sign the original and duplicate copy of the citation. The officer shall deliver one (1) copy to the child and retain the other; and   Release the cited child from custody.     If the law enforcement officer determines that issuing a citation is appropriate but that circumstances surrounding the issuance of a citation indicate an immediate risk to the safety of the child, the officer shall make efforts to contact a parent, guardian, or legal custodian of the child to retrieve the child in lieu of or prior to taking the child into custody.     Subject to the approval of the juvenile court, each municipal or metropolitan police department or sheriff's department is authorized to create and administer its own juvenile diversion program to address citable juvenile offenses without court involvement. Each program shall be developed in consultation with the juvenile court, local school districts, and other community stakeholders, and shall be subject to the same conditions and limitations as informal adjustment pursuant to § 37-1-110.
TN Code § 37-1-118 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 37 - Juveniles|Chapter 1 - Juvenile Courts and Proceedings|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 37-1-118. Subpoenas

 Upon application of a party, the court or the clerk of the court shall issue, or the court on its own motion may issue, subpoenas requiring attendance and testimony of witnesses and production of papers at any hearing under this part.
TN Code § 37-1-119 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 37 - Juveniles|Chapter 1 - Juvenile Courts and Proceedings|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 37-1-119. Petition — Who May Make

 The petition may be made by any person, including a law enforcement officer, who has knowledge of the facts alleged or is informed and believes that they are true.
TN Code § 37-1-121 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 37 - Juveniles|Chapter 1 - Juvenile Courts and Proceedings|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 37-1-121. Service of Process

 Service of process for juvenile court proceedings may be completed by any individual authorized to serve process under the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure or the Tennessee Rules of Juvenile Procedure, including, but not limited to, a sheriff, constable, or private process server.
TN Code § 37-1-122 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 37 - Juveniles|Chapter 1 - Juvenile Courts and Proceedings|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 37-1-122. Summons — Attachment Where Summons Ineffectual

  After the petition has been filed, the clerk shall schedule a time for a hearing and issue summonses to the parties. In case a summons cannot be served or the party served fails to obey the same, and in any case where it is made to appear to the court that such summons will be ineffectual, except as described in subsection (b), an attachment may issue, on the order of the court, against the:  Parent or guardian;   Person having custody of the child;   Person with whom the child may be; or   Child.      An attachment for a violation of conditions or limitations of probation pursuant to § 37-1-131 or § 37-1-132, home placement supervision pursuant to § 37-1-137, or diversion pursuant to § 37-1-129 shall not issue unless:  The child poses a significant likelihood of:   Significant injury or sexual assault to another person;   Danger to self, such that a delay would endanger the child's safety or health; or   Damage to property;     The child cannot be located by the supervising person, persons, or entity after documented efforts to locate the child by the supervising person, persons, or entity; or   The child fails to appear for a court proceeding.     If the child has an attorney of record, that attorney must be served with any attachment request made to the court.   A child may not be detained pursuant to an attachment under this subsection (b), unless the child meets the criteria of § 37-1-114.
TN Code § 37-1-123 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 37 - Juveniles|Chapter 1 - Juvenile Courts and Proceedings|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 37-1-123. Use of Detention

 Detention shall not be ordered as a disposition under § 37-1-132, and neither a child nor that child's attorney may waive the detention-related prohibitions of that section, including as part of any pre-adjudication agreements.
TN Code § 37-1-124 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 37 - Juveniles|Chapter 1 - Juvenile Courts and Proceedings|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 37-1-124. Conduct of Hearing

  Hearings pursuant to this part shall be conducted by the court without a jury, in an informal but orderly manner, separate from other proceedings not included in § 37-1-103.   The district attorney general or city or county attorney, or any attorney, upon request of the court, shall present the evidence in support of the petition and otherwise conduct the proceedings on behalf of the state.   Minutes of all proceedings shall be kept by the court.