Tennessee HB0034 amends juvenile records laws to restrict use of juvenile dispositions and evidence in non-juvenile court proceedings.
Tennessee HB0034 amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37 and Title 40, relative to juvenile records. The bill restricts the use of a child's juvenile disposition and evidence from juvenile court hearings in any court other than a juvenile court, except in specific circumstances. These exceptions include pretrial reports used to set bonds, dispositional proceedings after a felony conviction for a presentence investigation, and certain firearm-related criminal prosecutions.
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