Notification of a restorative justice option

Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-1-195, under General Provisions.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-1-195

(a) In the following cases, a juvenile court clerk in a county that is part of a pilot project under § 40-38-120 must provide notification of a restorative justice option to a victim, as defined in § 40-38-120, during the pilot period identified in § 40-38-120:(1) A case in which the juvenile is eligible for adjudication as a serious youthful offender pursuant to § 37-1-131(g); and(2) A case in which the juvenile is eligible for transfer to criminal court pursuant to § 37-1-134 or § 37-1-191.

(1) A case in which the juvenile is eligible for adjudication as a serious youthful offender pursuant to § 37-1-131(g); and

(2) A case in which the juvenile is eligible for transfer to criminal court pursuant to § 37-1-134 or § 37-1-191.

(b) Notification of a restorative justice option by the juvenile court clerk pursuant to subsection (a) does not relieve a criminal court clerk of the duty to notify a victim of a restorative justice option under § 40-38-120.

(c) The juvenile court clerk must provide the notification of a restorative justice option required by this section using existing resources and forms of communication.