Tenn. Code § 37-1-108

Current through Acts 2023-2024, ch. 564
Section 37-1-108 - Commencement of proceedings

A proceeding under this part may be commenced:

(1) By transfer of a case from another court as provided in § 37-1-109;
(2) As provided in § 37-1-146 in a proceeding charging the violation of a traffic offense;
(3) By the court accepting jurisdiction as provided in § 37-1-142 or accepting supervision of a child as provided in § 37-1-144; or
(4) 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."

T.C.A. § 37-1-108

Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 598,s 1, eff. 7/1/2016.
Acts 1970, ch. 600, § 8; T.C.A., § 37-208.