HB0318 - Tennessee: Courts, Juvenile

Companion Bill SB0622. Courts, Juvenile - Specifies that counsel shall be available in any case involving an unruly child who is in jeopardy of being removed from the home; amends the definition of indigent person for the purpose of providing such counsel; clarifies that a child, not a party, is entitled to such counsel. - Amends TCA Section 37-1-126. Fiscal Summary for *HB0318 / SB0622Increase State Expenditures - $169,800 Bill Summary for *HB0318 / SB0622 Under present law, in juvenile delinquency hearings and in hearings in which the child is alleged upon three or more court proceedings to be unruly and not amenable to treatment or rehabilitation, a party is entitled to representation by legal counsel at all stages of any juvenile court proceedings, and to have the court provide counsel for any party who is unable to pay for counsel. [...]

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