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Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-1-307

Petition not to be dismissed for failure to follow form — Amended petition

Acts 1978, ch. 750, § 7; T.C.A., § 37-1707.

(1) No petition for relief shall be dismissed for failure to follow the prescribed form or procedure until the court has given the petitioner reasonable opportunity, with the aid of counsel, to file an amended petition.

(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the court from dismissing a petition under this part when it does not state a proper claim for relief.

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.