Tenn. Code Ann. § 52-3-501: Writ of habeas corpus - Right to file

Any person with an intellectual or developmental disability in a public or private residential facility for persons with an intellectual or developmental disability is entitled to file for a writ of habeas corpus upon petition by the person with an intellectual or developmental disability or a friend to any court generally empowered to issue the writ of habeas corpus in the county in which the person with an intellectual or developmental disability is detained.