37-2-202 - Authority to establish department. - Tennessee Statutes

37-2-202. Authority to establish department.

The various counties are hereby authorized to establish and operate a department of children's services to take custody and guardianship of the person of any child adjudicated dependent and neglected, unruly or delinquent by a juvenile court and placed in the custody of such department.

[Acts 1979, ch. 143, § 2; T.C.A., § 37-402.]