{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-37-1-108","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-1-108","heading":"Commencement of proceedings","body":"A proceeding under this part may be commenced:\n(1) By transfer of a case from another court as provided in § 37-1-109 ;\n(2) As provided in § 37-1-146 in a proceeding charging the violation of a traffic offense;\n(3) By the court accepting jurisdiction as provided in § 37-1-142 or accepting supervision of a child as provided in § 37-1-144 ;\n(4) By the taking of a child into custody or the removal of custody from a parent or legal guardian as provided in § 37-1-113 ; or\n(5) In other cases by the filing of a petition as provided in this part or by issuing a citation as authorized by law. The petition and all other documents in the proceeding, other than a citation, shall be entitled \"In the matter of _____, a child under eighteen (18) years of age.\"","path":["TN Code","Title 37","Chapter 1"],"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":"0a50ba0d6db745854d30c6cad68674e3a7a672d855cc4963e94827439c5318a1","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-37-1-107","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-37-1-109"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}