§ 37-1-101 Purpose – Jurisdiction – Ensuring compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act
§ 37-1-102 Chapter and part definitions
§ 37-1-102 v2 Chapter and part definitions
§ 37-1-103 Exclusive original jurisdiction
§ 37-1-104 Concurrent jurisdiction
§ 37-1-105 Probation officers
§ 37-1-106 Youth services officer
§ 37-1-107 Magistrates
§ 37-1-108 Commencement of proceedings
§ 37-1-108 v2 Commencement of proceedings
§ 37-1-109 Transfer of criminal cases from other courts
§ 37-1-110 Informal adjustment without adjudication – Pretrial diversion – No admission required
§ 37-1-111 Venue
§ 37-1-112 Transfer to another court within state – Appeals
§ 37-1-113 Taking into custody – Grounds
§ 37-1-114 Detention or shelter care of child prior to hearing on petition
§ 37-1-115 Custody – Release to proper party – Warrant for custody
§ 37-1-116 Place of detention – Escape or attempted escape – Shelter care – Use of seclusion
§ 37-1-117 Investigation and release or detention – Petition – Hearings
§ 37-1-118 Subpoenas
§ 37-1-119 Petition – Who may make
§ 37-1-120 Contents of petition
§ 37-1-121 Service of process
§ 37-1-122 Summons – Attachment where summons ineffectual
§ 37-1-123 Use of detention
§ 37-1-124 Conduct of hearing
§ 37-1-125 Party served by publication – Provisional hearing – Interlocutory order
§ 37-1-126 Right to counsel or guardian ad litem – Administrative fee
§ 37-1-126 v2 Right to counsel or guardian ad litem – Administrative fee
§ 37-1-127 Basic rights at hearing
§ 37-1-128 Investigations – Custody of child – Evaluation and commitment for mental illness or developmental disability
§ 37-1-129 Hearings – Judicial Diversion – Findings – Disposition of child
§ 37-1-129 v2 Hearings – Judicial Diversion – Findings – Disposition of child
§ 37-1-130 Dependent or neglected child – Disposition
§ 37-1-130 v2 Dependent or neglected child – Disposition
§ 37-1-131 Delinquent child – Disposition – Restitution
§ 37-1-132 Unruly child – Disposition
§ 37-1-133 Order of adjudication – Noncriminal
§ 37-1-134 Transfer from juvenile court
§ 37-1-134 v2 Transfer from juvenile court
§ 37-1-135 Mentally ill or developmentally disabled child – Disposition
§ 37-1-136 Assessment reports in certain counties – Confidentiality – Limited access – Destruction
§ 37-1-137 Commitment of delinquent children to the department of children’s services
§ 37-1-137 v2 Commitment of delinquent children to the department of children’s services
§ 37-1-138 Liability for expenses of returning juvenile to custody of department of children’s services
§ 37-1-139 Modification of orders
§ 37-1-140 Legal custodian – Duties
§ 37-1-141 Residence change – Transfer of jurisdiction to another state
§ 37-1-142 Nonresident child – Transfer from another state
§ 37-1-143 Out-of-state custody and supervision
§ 37-1-144 Supervision under out-of-state order
§ 37-1-145 Out-of-state probation officers – Powers
§ 37-1-146 Juvenile traffic offenders
§ 37-1-147 Termination of parental rights
§ 37-1-148 Illegal use of telecommunication device by minor
§ 37-1-149 Guardian ad litem – Special advocate – Appointment
§ 37-1-150 Cost and expense for care of child
§ 37-1-151 Parents’ liability for support
§ 37-1-152 Injunctive relief
§ 37-1-153 Court files and records – Inspection limited – Exceptions for certain violent offenders – Confidentiality – Expunction
§ 37-1-154 Law enforcement records – Inspection limited – Exceptions for certain violent offenders
§ 37-1-155 Fingerprints and photographs – Use – When destroyed – Video and audio recordings
§ 37-1-156 Contributing to delinquency – Penalty – Jurisdiction of court
§ 37-1-157 Contributing to dependency – Penalties – Jurisdiction of court
§ 37-1-158 Contempt of court
§ 37-1-159 Appeals
§ 37-1-160 Interstate flight by juvenile felon – Applicability of part
§ 37-1-161 Reimbursement account
§ 37-1-162 Supplement and account for juvenile court services improvement
§ 37-1-163 Financial obligations
§ 37-1-164 Risk and needs assessment
§ 37-1-165 Contracts among counties to pool juvenile justice supplements
§ 37-1-166 Orders committing or retaining a child within the custody of the department of children’s services – Required determinations
§ 37-1-167 Removal from abusive parent or other party
§ 37-1-168 Juvenile-family crisis intervention programs – General provisions
§ 37-1-169 Referrals by juvenile court to crisis intervention program
§ 37-1-170 Joinder of parents or guardians in juvenile court actions
§ 37-1-171 Written orders – Presumptions – Forms
§ 37-1-172 Use and disposition of federal funds
§ 37-1-173 Individualized case plans and behavior responses
§ 37-1-174 Order affecting delinquent juvenile’s parent or guardian
§ 37-1-175 Temporary legal custody for children with mental illnesses
§ 37-1-176 Providing care, training or treatment in least drastic alternative way
§ 37-1-177 Person filing for commitment
§ 37-1-178 Discharge
§ 37-1-179 Reporting status of child who no longer meets commitment standards – Retention of custody
§ 37-1-180 Rights of child in hearing to review custody
§ 37-1-181 Judges to conduct proceedings
§ 37-1-182 Juvenile records task force
§ 37-1-183 Dependent and neglected child to remain in related caregiver’s custody if in best interest of child
§ 37-1-184 Provider performance metrics
§ 37-1-185 Report on juvenile justice data collection
§ 37-1-186 Notification of resources and funding for relative caregivers – Distribution of information
§ 37-1-187 Quality statewide data collection
§ 37-1-188 Presumption that subsequent child may be dependent or neglected – Notice – Hearing
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 37 > Chapter 1 > Part 1 - General Provisions

  • Acquittal:
    1. Judgement that a criminal defendant has not been proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
    2. A verdict of "not guilty."
     
  • Adult: means any person eighteen (18) years of age or older. See Tennessee Code 37-1-102
  • 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.
  • Affiliate auctioneer: means an individual who, for compensation or valuable consideration, or otherwise, is employed, directly or indirectly, by a principal auctioneer to deal or engage in any activity described in subdivision (9). See Tennessee Code 62-19-101
  • Agriculture: means :
    (i) The land, buildings and machinery used in the commercial production of farm products and nursery stock. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Auction: means a sales transaction conducted by oral, written, or electronic exchange between an auctioneer and members of the audience, consisting of a series of invitations by the auctioneer for offers to members of the audience to purchase goods or real estate, culminating in the acceptance by the auctioneer of the highest or most favorable offer made by a member of the participating audience. See Tennessee Code 62-19-101
  • Auctioneer: means a principal auctioneer, bid caller auctioneer, or public automobile auctioneer. See Tennessee Code 62-19-101
  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • Bid caller auctioneer: means an individual who, for compensation or valuable consideration, or otherwise, is hired by a principal auctioneer, public automobile auction, or public automobile auctioneer to solicit bids for the purchase of goods at an auction. See Tennessee Code 62-19-101
  • Board: means the Tennessee collection service board. See Tennessee Code 62-20-102
  • Branch office: means any location other than the principal base of operation from which a pest control firm carries out its pest control activities. See Tennessee Code 62-21-102
  • Branch office: means any office of an investigations company within this state other than its principal place of business within this state. See Tennessee Code 62-26-202
  • Caregiver: means any relative or other person living, visiting, or working in the child's home who supervises or otherwise provides care or assistance for the child, such as a babysitter, or who is an employee or volunteer with the responsibility for any child at an educational, recreational, medical, religious, therapeutic, or other setting where children are present. See Tennessee Code 37-1-102
  • Case law: The law as laid down in cases that have been decided in the decisions of the courts.
  • Category: means an area of licensing or certification for which commercial pest control operators or restricted use applicators are qualified. See Tennessee Code 62-21-102
  • Certification: means the authorization by the commissioner to use, supervise the use of, buy or sell restricted use pesticides or to issue a wood destroying insect infestation inspection report. See Tennessee Code 62-21-102
  • Certified applicator: means any individual who is certified by the commissioner as authorized to use, buy, sell or supervise the use of restricted use pesticides. See Tennessee Code 62-21-102
  • Charter: means an instrument issued by the department, authorizing a person, firm or corporation to engage in the business of commercial pest control operations. See Tennessee Code 62-21-102
  • Child: means :
    (A) A person under eighteen (18) years of age. See Tennessee Code 37-1-102
  • Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
  • Client: means any person who retains the services of a collection service and for such services directly provides the fee, commission or other compensation. See Tennessee Code 62-20-102
  • Code: includes the Tennessee Code and all amendments and revisions to the code and all additions and supplements to the code. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Collection service: includes , but is not limited to:
    (A) Any deputy sheriff, constable or other individual who, in the course of that person's duties, accepts any compensation other than that fixed by statute in connection with the collection of an account. See Tennessee Code 62-20-102
  • Collection service license: means a license granted to a collection service. See Tennessee Code 62-20-102
  • Commercial pest control operator: means a person or business entity who engages in the custom application of pesticides or inspection of real property for the purpose of issuing a wood destroying insect infestation inspection report and who has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the commissioner the person's qualifications to design and direct pest control and inspection operations. See Tennessee Code 62-21-102
  • Commission: means the Tennessee auctioneer commission. See Tennessee Code 62-19-101
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of commerce and insurance. See Tennessee Code 62-27-102
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of agriculture. See Tennessee Code 62-21-102
  • Commissioner: means commissioner of children's services. See Tennessee Code 37-1-102
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of commerce and insurance or the commissioner's designee. See Tennessee Code 62-26-202
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff.
  • Court order: means any order or decree of a judge, magistrate or court of competent jurisdiction. See Tennessee Code 37-1-102
  • Credit bureau: An agency that collects individual credit information and sells it for a fee to creditors so they can make a decision on granting loans. Typical clients include banks, mortgage lenders, credit card companies, and other financing companies. (Also commonly referred to as consumer-reporting agency or credit-reporting agency.) Source: OCC
  • 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
  • Custom application of pesticides: means the application of pesticides for a fee. See Tennessee Code 62-21-102
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Delinquent act: means an act designated a crime under the law, including local ordinances of this state, or of another state if the act occurred in that state, or under federal law, and the crime is not a status offense under subdivision (b)(32)(C) and the crime is not a traffic offense as defined in the traffic code of the state other than failing to stop when involved in an accident pursuant to §. See Tennessee Code 37-1-102
  • Delinquent child: means a child who has committed a delinquent act and is in need of treatment or rehabilitation. See Tennessee Code 37-1-102
  • Department: means the department of agriculture. See Tennessee Code 62-21-102
  • Department: means the department of children's services. See Tennessee Code 37-1-102
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • 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
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Evidence-based: means policies, procedures, programs, and practices demonstrated by scientific research to reliably produce reductions in recidivism or has been rated as effective by a standardized program evaluation tool. See Tennessee Code 37-1-102
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Extradition: The formal process of delivering an accused or convicted person from authorities in one state to authorities in another state.
  • Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act is a set of United States statutes added as Title VIII of the Consumer Credit Protection Act. Its purpose is to ensure ethical practices in the collection of consumer debts and to provide consumers with an avenue for disputing and obtaining validation of debt information in order to ensure the information's accuracy. It is often used in conjunction with the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Source: OCC
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Financial obligations: means fines, fees, costs, surcharges, child support, or other monetary liabilities ordered or assessed by any court or state or county government, but does not include restitution. See Tennessee Code 37-1-102
  • Financially responsible: means capable, as demonstrated to the board's satisfaction, of sound financial management and fiscal discretion. See Tennessee Code 62-20-102
  • Foster care: means the temporary placement of a child in the custody of the department of children's services or any agency or institution, whether public or private, for care outside the home of a parent or relative, by blood or marriage, of the child, whether the placement is by court order, voluntary placement agreement, surrender of parental rights or otherwise. See Tennessee Code 37-1-102
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Goods: means chattels, merchandise, real or personal property, or commodities of any form or type that may lawfully be kept or offered for sale. See Tennessee Code 62-19-101
  • Grace period: The number of days you'll have to pay your bill for purchases in full without triggering a finance charge. Source: Federal Reserve
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • 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.
  • Identification card: means a pocket card issued by the commissioner evidencing that the holder has met the qualifications required by this part to perform the duties of a private investigator in this state. See Tennessee Code 62-26-202
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Internship: means the study of polygraph techniques and of the administration of polygraph techniques by a trainee, referred to as an "intern" in this chapter, under the personal supervision and control of a local licensed polygraph examiner in accordance with a course of study prescribed by the commissioner at the commencement of the internship. See Tennessee Code 62-27-102
  • Investigations company: means any person who engages in the business or accepts employment to obtain or furnish information with reference to:
    (A) Crime or wrongs done or threatened against the United States or any state or territory of the United States. See Tennessee Code 62-26-202
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Juvenile court: means the general sessions court in all counties of this state, except in those counties and municipalities in which special juvenile courts are provided by law, and "judge" means judge of the juvenile court. See Tennessee Code 37-1-102
  • Labeling: means all labels and written, printed or graphic matter accompanying the pesticide or device at any time or to which reference is made on the label and the pesticide must be used consistent with the label. See Tennessee Code 62-21-102
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Licensee: means any person duly licensed under this chapter. See Tennessee Code 62-21-102
  • Licensee: means any investigations company and private investigator licensed in accordance with this part. See Tennessee Code 62-26-202
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Livestock: means all equine as well as animals that are being raised primarily for use as food or fiber for human utilization or consumption including, but not limited to, cattle, sheep, swine, goats, and poultry. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Minor: means any person who has not attained eighteen (18) years of age. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Month: means a calendar month. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • National Bank: A bank that is subject to the supervision of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is a bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department. A national bank can be recognized because it must have "national" or "national association" in its name. Source: OCC
  • Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
  • Nonjudicial days: means Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays. See Tennessee Code 37-1-102
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Office: means point of headquarters or location of the principal operation of a pest control firm or a point or location where branch offices are supervised. See Tennessee Code 62-21-102
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: includes an individual, association, partnership, corporation, and the officers, directors, and employees of a corporation. See Tennessee Code 62-19-101
  • Person: means an individual, firm, corporation, association or other legal entity. See Tennessee Code 62-20-102
  • Person: means any natural person, corporation, partnership, firm or association. See Tennessee Code 62-25-102
  • Person: means any natural person, firm, association, copartnership or corporation. See Tennessee Code 62-27-102
  • Person: means any individual, firm, association, company, partnership, corporation, nonprofit organization, institution or similar entity. See Tennessee Code 62-26-202
  • Person: means a natural person, corporation, association, partnership or any organized group of persons. See Tennessee Code 62-29-102
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Pesticide: means any substance or mixture of substances or chemical intended for defoliating or desiccating plants or for preventing, destroying, repelling or mitigating any insects, rodents, fungi, bacteria, weeds or other forms of plant or animal life the commissioner declares to be a pest. See Tennessee Code 62-21-102
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • Polygraph examiner: means any person who purports to be able to detect deception or verify truth of statements through instrumentation or by means of a mechanical device. See Tennessee Code 62-27-102
  • Positive behavior: means prosocial behavior or progress in a treatment program or on supervision. See Tennessee Code 37-1-102
  • Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
  • Preliminary hearing: A hearing where the judge decides whether there is enough evidence to make the defendant have a trial.
  • Preliminary inquiry: means the process established by the Rules of Juvenile Practice and Procedure that is used to commence proceedings and to resolve complaints by excluding certain matters from juvenile court at their inception. See Tennessee Code 37-1-102
  • Preparer of tax returns: means a person who, in consideration of compensation received or to be received by the person, offers to perform or holds that person out to perform services for residents or taxpayers of this state that involve advice concerning the preparation of returns required under state law, except the tax on income. See Tennessee Code 62-29-102
  • Presentence report: A report prepared by a court's probation officer, after a person has been convicted of an offense, summarizing for the court the background information needed to determine the appropriate sentence. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Prevention: means the prevention of conditions conducive to termite harborage or activity, or both, by advice of a licensed operator. See Tennessee Code 62-21-102
  • Principal auctioneer: means an individual who, for a fee, commission, or any other valuable consideration, or with the intention or expectation of receiving a fee, commission, or any other valuable consideration by the means or process of auction or sale at auction, offers and executes a listing contract, sale, purchase, or exchange of goods, and is responsible for the management and supervision of an auction company, including its wholly owned subsidiary or affiliate company. See Tennessee Code 62-19-101
  • Principal corporate officer: means the chief executive officer, president, vice president, treasurer, secretary or comptroller, as well as any other responsible officer or executive employee who performs functions for the corporation corresponding to those performed by the chief executive officer, president, vice president, treasurer, secretary or comptroller. See Tennessee Code 62-26-202
  • Private applicator: means an individual who uses, supervises the use of or buys any pesticide that is classified for restricted use for purposes of producing an agricultural commodity on property owned or rented by the individual or the individual's employer or if applied without compensation other than trading of personal services between producers of agricultural commodities on the property of another person. See Tennessee Code 62-21-102
  • Private investigator: means any person who performs one (1) or more services described in subdivision (6). See Tennessee Code 62-26-202
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Probation: means casework service as directed by the court and pursuant to this part as a measure for the protection, guidance, and well-being of the child and child's family. See Tennessee Code 37-1-102
  • Probation officers: Screen applicants for pretrial release and monitor convicted offenders released under court supervision.
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Protective supervision: means supervision ordered by the court of children found to be dependent or neglected or unruly. See Tennessee Code 37-1-102
  • Public automobile auction: means a person that offers motor vehicles for sale to the highest bidder, where buyers are members of the public, by a motor vehicle dealer licensed to sell used motor vehicles that holds a public auto auction license and uses the services of a public automobile auctioneer licensed by the commission. See Tennessee Code 62-19-101
  • Public automobile auctioneer: means an individual who, for a fee, commission, or any other valuable consideration, or with the intention or expectation of receiving a fee, commission, or any other valuable consideration at an auction or sale at auction, offers, negotiates, or attempts to negotiate a listing contract, sale, purchase, or exchange of goods, including motor vehicles. See Tennessee Code 62-19-101
  • Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
  • Qualifying agent: means a principal corporate officer meeting the qualifications set forth in this part for operating an investigations company. See Tennessee Code 62-26-202
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Recertification: means the reauthorization every three (3) years by the commissioner to use, supervise the use of, buy or sell restricted use pesticides. See Tennessee Code 62-21-102
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in a perceivable form. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Recourse: An arrangement in which a bank retains, in form or in substance, any credit risk directly or indirectly associated with an asset it has sold (in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) that exceeds a pro rata share of the bank's claim on the asset. If a bank has no claim on an asset it has sold, then the retention of any credit risk is recourse. Source: FDIC
  • Registration: means an instrument authorizing a person to act as solicitor, salesperson or agent for a chartered pest control business. See Tennessee Code 62-21-102
  • Remand: When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings.
  • Rental location agent: means any person who engages in or is employed in the business of locating, providing assistance in locating or furnishing information concerning the location or availability of real property, including apartment housing, that may be leased or rented as a private dwelling, abode or place of residence and who receives or solicits a fee or other valuable consideration from a prospective tenant. See Tennessee Code 62-25-102
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • Representative: when applied to those who represent a decedent, includes executors and administrators, unless the context implies heirs and distributees. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Restitution: means compensation that is accomplished through actual monetary payment to the victim of the offense by the child who committed the offense, or symbolically, through unpaid community service work by the child, for property damage or loss incurred as a result of the delinquent offense. See Tennessee Code 37-1-102
  • Seclusion: means the involuntary segregation of a child from the rest of the resident population regardless of the reason for the segregation, including confinement to a locked unit or ward where other children may be seen or heard but are separated from the child, but does not include:
    (A) The segregation of a child for the purpose of managing biological contagion consistent with the centers for disease control and prevention guidelines. See Tennessee Code 37-1-102
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • Severe child abuse: means :
    (A)
    (i) The knowing exposure of a child to or the knowing failure to protect a child from abuse or neglect that is likely to cause serious bodily injury or death and the knowing use of force on a child that is likely to cause serious bodily injury or death. See Tennessee Code 37-1-102
  • sex: means a person's immutable biological sex as determined by anatomy and genetics existing at the time of birth and evidence of a person's biological sex. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Sexually explicit image: means a lewd or lascivious visual depiction of a minor's genitals, pubic area, breast or buttocks, or nudity, if such nudity is depicted for the purpose of sexual stimulation or gratification of any person who might view such nudity. See Tennessee Code 37-1-102
  • Shelter care: means temporary care of a child in physically unrestricted facilities. See Tennessee Code 37-1-102
  • signed: includes a mark, the name being written near the mark and witnessed, or any other symbol or methodology executed or adopted by a party with intention to authenticate a writing or record, regardless of being witnessed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Significant injury: means bodily injury, including a cut, abrasion, bruise, burn, or disfigurement, and physical pain or temporary illness or impairment of the function of a bodily member, organ, or mental faculty, involving:
    (A) A substantial risk of death. See Tennessee Code 37-1-102
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Under the direct supervision: means any application or sale of a pesticide by a certified applicator acting under the instructions and control of a private applicator, commercial applicator or commercial pest control operator who is available if and when needed, if the applicator or operator is physically present or in direct communication by conventional means of communication. See Tennessee Code 62-21-102
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Unruly child: means a child in need of treatment and rehabilitation who:
    (A) Habitually and without justification is truant from school while subject to compulsory school attendance under §. See Tennessee Code 37-1-102
  • Validated risk and needs assessment: means a determination of a child's risk to reoffend and the needs that, when addressed, reduce the child's risk to reoffend through the use of an actuarial assessment tool that assesses the dynamic and static factors that predict delinquent behavior. See Tennessee Code 37-1-102
  • Wood destroying insect infestation inspection report: means a report written by a chartered commercial pest control operator employing a person licensed in the category of wood destroying organisms. See Tennessee Code 62-21-102
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105