Referrals by juvenile court to crisis intervention program

Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-1-169, under General Provisions.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-1-169

(a) 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:(1) Where there is an allegation that a child is unruly; or(2) Where there is an allegation that a juvenile-family crisis exists.

(1) Where there is an allegation that a child is unruly; or

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

(b) 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.