Private Acts of 1990 Chapter 159

SECTION 1. Effective September 1, 1990, Chapter 287 of the Private Acts of 1980, as amended by Chapter 35 of the Private Acts of 1981, Chapter 115 of the Private Acts of 1981, and Chapter 257 of the Private Acts of 1982, is hereby repealed.

SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, effective September 1, 1990, the General Sessions Court of Monroe County is vested, in addition to the jurisdiction currently exercised, with jurisdiction in all proceedings involving or affecting juveniles as conferred by private act upon the current Juvenile Courts of Monroe County, or upon Juvenile Courts by Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37, or by any other provision of law. On such date, all other courts of the county are divested of such juvenile jurisdiction.

SECTION 3.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, effective September 1, 1990, the Circuit Court Clerk shall be the clerk for all cases involving or affecting juveniles in Monroe County, and all fees received as clerk on all juvenile cases shall be a part of the fees of the Circuit Court Clerk’s Office.

(b) All Juvenile Court records and other documents pertaining to juvenile matters in the possession of the Monroe County clerk shall be transferred to the office of the Monroe County Circuit Court Clerk no later than August 31, 1990.

SECTION 4. This act shall have no effect unless it is approved by a two-thirds (⅔) vote of the legislative body of Monroe County. Its approval or nonapproval shall be proclaimed by the presiding officer of the legislative body of Monroe County and certified by him to the Secretary of State.

SECTION 5. For the purpose of approving or rejecting the provisions of this act, it shall be effective upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it. For all other purposes, it shall become effective as provided in Section 4.

PASSED: March 15, 1990.