{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-37-1-169","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-1-169","heading":"Referrals by juvenile court to crisis intervention program","body":"(a) By promulgation of local rules of the juvenile court, a referral may be made to the department of children's services juvenile-family crisis intervention program in the following instances: (1) Where there is an allegation that a child is unruly; or (2) Where there is an allegation that a juvenile-family crisis exists. (b) Nothing in this section shall preclude the court or the department from taking any necessary action that shall be required to provide to a child any protective services, including, but not limited to, emergency protective custody. Acts 1994, ch. 1000, § 3; 1996, ch. 1079, § 107.\n(a) By promulgation of local rules of the juvenile court, a referral may be made to the department of children's services juvenile-family crisis intervention program in the following instances: (1) Where there is an allegation that a child is unruly; or (2) Where there is an allegation that a juvenile-family crisis exists.\n(1) Where there is an allegation that a child is unruly; or\n(2) Where there is an allegation that a juvenile-family crisis exists.\n(b) Nothing in this section shall preclude the court or the department from taking any necessary action that shall be required to provide to a child any protective services, including, but not limited to, emergency protective custody.","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":"e7a0968305a63da4c768c47bb8b3ecec3dea968716531ae40f81b45dd1ff3682","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-37-1-168","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-37-1-170"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}