Conduct of hearing
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case In Re MJB (2004)
Most recently applied in In Re State Ex Rel. AJ (December 2009)
Acts 1970, ch. 600, § 24; T.C.A., § 37-224; Acts 2007, ch. 199, §§ 3, 4; 2016, ch. 600, § 3.
(1) 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.
(2) 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.
(3) Minutes of all proceedings shall be kept by the court.
Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.