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Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-1-169

Referrals by juvenile court to crisis intervention program

Acts 1994, ch. 1000, § 3; 1996, ch. 1079, § 107.

(1) By promulgation of local rules of the juvenile court, a referral may be made to the department of children's services juvenile-family crisis intervention program in the following instances: Where there is an allegation that a child is unruly; or

(2) Where there is an allegation that a juvenile-family crisis exists.

(3) Nothing in this section shall preclude the court or the department from taking any necessary action that shall be required to provide to a child any protective services, including, but not limited to, emergency protective custody.

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