29-13-301 - Definitions.
29-13-301. Definitions.
As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) Commission means the Tennessee claims commission created pursuant to § 9-8-301;
(2) Criminal injuries compensation award means the compensation awarded pursuant to part 1 of this chapter;
(3) Division means the division of claims administration created pursuant to § 9-8-401;
(4) Guardian ad litem means a responsible adult appointed by the juvenile court to protect the rights and interests of the minor;
(5) Juvenile court means the court having juvenile court jurisdiction in the county where the minor resides; and
(6) Minor means any person who has not attained eighteen (18) years of age and who has not been otherwise emancipated.
[Acts 1993, ch. 494, § 1; 1994, ch. 808, § 1.]