{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-37-1-203","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-1-203","heading":"Jurisdiction of general sessions court","body":"The general sessions courts shall exercise juvenile court jurisdiction in all of the counties of this state, except in the counties or municipalities in which juvenile courts are, or may hereafter be, specially provided by law; provided, that only general sessions court judges who are attorneys may order commitment of a delinquent child to the department of children's services.","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":"c269a103dfd402b15aef2fd7c30008d9406f3629dbc4dd9f679248d640e556cd","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-37-1-202","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-37-1-204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}