Tennessee Statutes
§ 33-3-801 — Right to file for writ of habeas corpus
Tennessee·Title 33
Any person with mental illness or serious emotional disturbance in a public or private residential facility for persons with mental illness or serious emotional disturbance is entitled to file for a writ of habeas corpus upon petition by the person with mental illness or serious emotional disturbance or a friend to any court generally empowered to issue the writ of habeas corpus in the county in which the person with mental illness or serious emotional disturbance is detained.
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Legislative History
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 688,s 78, eff. 7/1/2024. Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1.
Nearby Sections
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§ 33-1-101
Title definitions§ 33-1-201
Responsibilities of department - State policy toward mental illness or serious emotional disturbance§ 33-1-202
Statement of values underlying title§ 33-1-203
Principles of service§ 33-1-204
Unnecessary entitlements not created§ 33-1-303
Powers of commissioner§ 33-1-304
Duties of commissioner§ 33-1-308
Interagency agreements§ 33-1-309
Adoption of rules