7 chapters · 715 sections in this title.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-15-101 Nonsupport and flagrant nonsupport
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(a) A person commits the crime of nonsupport who fails to provide support which that person is able to provide and knows the person has a duty to provide to a minor child or to a child or spouse who, because of physical or mental disability, is unable to be self-supporting. (b) “…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-15-102 Jurisdiction
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(a) The juvenile court is vested with jurisdiction to:(1) Try, determine, and render final judgment in all misdemeanor cases under § 39-15-101 where the person enters a plea of guilty, nolo contendere, or not guilty and expressly waives indictment, presentment, grand jury investi…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-15-103 Appeal
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(a) An appeal from any final order or decree of the juvenile court pursuant to this part may be perfected to the court of appeals; provided, that any order of actual imprisonment except for contempt may be perfected as are appeals from any other criminal conviction pursuant to § …
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-15-104 Procedure — Enforcement
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(a) When complaint on oath is made to the judge of any juvenile court against a person to be charged with a violation of this part, the judge must issue a warrant requiring the arrest of the person charged and that person is to be brought before the judge for examination; provide…