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Rules of Juvenile Procedure

The Tennessee Rules of Court are provided to the
Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts
for use on their web site by Lexis Law Publishing.

These rules are current as of  

Article I. General Provisions

  1. Title of Rules — Scope — Purpose and Construction — Situations Not Covered by Rules
  2. Definitions
  3. Venue
  4. Referees

Article II. Prehearing Procedures

  1. Custody — When Child May Be Taken into custody — Procedures Upon Taking Child Into Custody — Rights of the Child
  2. Time Limits for Detention and Temporary Custody Preliminary Hearings
  3. Right during Detention
  4. Initiation of Cases
  5. Petitions
  6. Summons
  7. Orders for the Attachment of Children
  8. Intake in Delinquent and Unruly Cases
  9. Intake in Dependent and Neglected and Abuse Cases
  10. Informal Adjustment in Delinquent and Unruly Cases
  11. Detention Hearings in Delinquent and Unruly Cases
  12. Preliminary Hearings in Dependent and Neglected and Abuse Cases
  13. Time Limits on Scheduling Adjudicatory Hearings
  14. Time Limits on Scheduling Dispositional Hearings
  15. Appearance of Attorney
  16. Responsive Pleadings and Motions
  17. Pleas of Guilty in Delinquent and Unruly Cases
  18. Consent Decrees in Civil Matters
  19. Pretrial Diversion in Delinquent and Unruly Cases
  20. Transfer to Criminal Court in Delinquent Cases
  21. Discovery
  22. Restraining Orders

Article III. Adjudicatory and Dispositional Hearings

  1. Trial by the Court
  2. Adjudicatory Hearing
  3. Procedure when Child believed to Be Mentally Incompetent
  4. 3Notification and Waiver of Rights of Parties
  5. Witnesses — Privilege Against Self-Incrimination
  6. Dispositional Hearings; Orders
  7. Predisposition Report/Social History

Article IV. Post-Hearing Procedures; Miscellaneous Provisions

  1. Relief from Judgments or Orders — Modification and Vacation of Orders
  2. Probation Revocation — Termination of Home Placement
  3. Appeals
  4. Guardian Ad Litem
  5. Protective Order — Judicial Consent for Treatment
  6. Termination of Parental Rights

  7. Appendix