Tennessee § 37-1-302 Petition for post-commitment relief

Tennessee Statutes

§ 37-1-302 — Petition for post-commitment relief

Tennessee § 37-1-302

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-1-302 (2026).

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A juvenile in the custody of the department of children's services pursuant to a commitment by a juvenile court of this state may petition for post-commitment relief under this part at any time after the juvenile has exhausted the juvenile's appellate remedies or time for an appeal to the circuit court pursuant to § 37-1-159 , or the juvenile's appeal in the nature of a writ of error from the judgment of the circuit court has passed and before the juvenile has been discharged from the custody of the department.

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A juvenile in the custody of the department of children's services pursuant to a commitment by a juvenile court of this state may petition for post-commitment relief under this part at any time after the juvenile has exhausted the juvenile's appellate remedies or time for an appeal to the circuit court pursuant to § 37-1-159 , or the juvenile's appeal in the nature of a writ of error from the judgment of the circuit court has passed and before the juvenile has been discharged from the custody of the department.