HB2206 - Tennessee: Courts, Courts, Juvenile, Juvenile Offenders

Companion Bill SB2284. Courts, Juvenile - Mandates a preliminary inquiry into the possibility of informal adjustment in all cases involving delinquents. - Amends TCA Section 37-1-110. Fiscal Summary for *HB2206 / SB2284Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Net Impact - $180,000* Bill Summary for *HB2206 / SB2284 Under present law, a proceeding under the juvenile court provisions may be commenced by transfer of a case from another court, by the court accepting jurisdiction or accepting supervision of a child, or, in other cases, by the filing of a petition. Present law provides that before or after a petition is filed, the probation officer or other officer of the court designated by it, subject to its direction, may give counsel and advice to the parties with a view to an informal adjustment if it appears: (1) The admitted facts [...]

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