{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-33-6-401","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-6-401","heading":"Emergency detention","body":"IF AND ONLY IF: (1) A person has a mental illness or serious emotional disturbance, AND (2) The person poses an imminent substantial likelihood of serious harm under § 33-6-501 because of the mental illness or serious emotional disturbance, THEN (3) The person may be detained under § 33-6-402 to obtain examination for certification of need for care and treatment. Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 725,s 1, eff. 4/16/2024. Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1.\nIF AND ONLY IF:\n(1) A person has a mental illness or serious emotional disturbance, AND\n(2) The person poses an imminent substantial likelihood of serious harm under § 33-6-501 because of the mental illness or serious emotional disturbance, THEN\nTHEN\n(3) The person may be detained under § 33-6-402 to obtain examination for certification of need for care and treatment.","path":["TN Code","Title 33","Chapter 6"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"99147fc3f2b59e95702121927bad2fe5d31a7bab9b42cf5cfd569dba1827f647","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-33-6-311","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-33-6-402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}