The various counties are hereby authorized to establish and operate a department of children's services to take custody and guardianship of the person of any child adjudicated dependent and neglected, unruly or delinquent by a juvenile court and placed in the custody of such department.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-2-202
Authority to establish department
Acts 1979, ch. 143, § 2; T.C.A., § 37-402.
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