Tennessee Code 37-1-117 – Investigation and release or detention – Petition – Hearings
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 37-1-117
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Child: means :
(A) A person under eighteen (18) years of age. See Tennessee Code 37-1-102 - Custodian: means a person, other than a parent or legal guardian, who stands in loco parentis to the child or a person to whom temporary legal custody of the child has been given by order of a court. See Tennessee Code 37-1-102
- Custody: means the control of actual physical care of the child and includes the right and responsibility to provide for the physical, mental, moral and emotional well-being of the child. See Tennessee Code 37-1-102
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Detention: means temporary confinement in a secure or closed type of facility that is under the direction or supervision of the court or a facility that is designated by the court or other authority as a place of confinement for juveniles. See Tennessee Code 37-1-102
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Nonjudicial days: means Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays. See Tennessee Code 37-1-102
- Preliminary hearing: A hearing where the judge decides whether there is enough evidence to make the defendant have a trial.
- Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
- Shelter care: means temporary care of a child in physically unrestricted facilities. See Tennessee Code 37-1-102
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
- written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105