Commencement of proceedings

Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-1-108, under General Provisions.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-1-108

(1) A proceeding under this part may be commenced:(1) By transfer of a case from another court as provided in § 37-1-109;(2) As provided in § 37-1-146 in a proceeding charging the violation of a traffic offense;(3) By the court accepting jurisdiction as provided in § 37-1-142 or accepting supervision of a child as provided in § 37-1-144; (4) By the taking of a child into custody or the removal of custody from a parent or legal guardian as provided in § 37-1-113; or(5) In other cases by the filing of a petition as provided in this part or by issuing a citation as authorized by law. The petition and all other documents in the proceeding, other than a citation, shall be entitled “In the matter of _____, a child under eighteen (18) years of age.”

(1) By transfer of a case from another court as provided in § 37-1-109;

(2) As provided in § 37-1-146 in a proceeding charging the violation of a traffic offense;

(3) By the court accepting jurisdiction as provided in § 37-1-142 or accepting supervision of a child as provided in § 37-1-144;

(4) By the taking of a child into custody or the removal of custody from a parent or legal guardian as provided in § 37-1-113; or

(5) In other cases by the filing of a petition as provided in this part or by issuing a citation as authorized by law. The petition and all other documents in the proceeding, other than a citation, shall be entitled “In the matter of _____, a child under eighteen (18) years of age.”