§ 37-1-108. Commencement of proceedings.

TN Code § 37-1-108 (2019) (N/A)
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(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.”