Tennessee Statutes
§ 33-6-612 — Failure to appear where no affidavit by qualified mental health professional
Tennessee § 33-6-612
JurisdictionTennessee
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-6-612 (2026).
Text
IF (1) the qualified mental health professional has not filed an affidavit with the court regarding the person with mental illness or serious emotional disturbance, AND (2) the person does not respond to the order to appear, THEN (3) the court shall order the person taken into custody, AND (4) the officer who serves the order on the person shall take the person to the qualified mental health professional or the professional's appointed substitute.
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Legislative History
Acts 1984, ch. 922, § 28; 1985, ch. 437, §§ 22-25; 1996, ch. 1079, §§ 65, 66; T.C.A., §33-6-204(b); 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
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 33-6-612, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/33-6-612.