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Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-1-306

Court action upon receipt of petition

Acts 1978, ch. 750, § 6; T.C.A., § 37-1706.

When the chancery or circuit court receives any petition applying for relief under this part, it shall forthwith:

(1) Make three (3) copies of the petition;

(2) Docket and file the original petition and its attachments;

(3) Mail one (1) copy of the petition to the attorney general and reporter;

(4) Mail or forward one (1) copy of the petition to the district attorney general of the district in which the petition was filed;

(5) Mail or forward one (1) copy of the petition to petitioner's attorney; and

(6) Notify the juvenile court judge responsible for committing the petitioner.

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.