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(a) As used in this section: (A) A person under eighteen (18) years of age. See Tennessee Code 37-1-102Court order: means any order or decree of a judge, magistrate or court of competent jurisdiction. See Tennessee Code 37-1-102Custody: means the control of actual physical care of the child and includes the right and responsibility to provide for the physical, mental, moral and emotional well-being of the child. See Tennessee Code 37-1-102Delinquent act: means an act designated a crime under the law, including local ordinances of this state, or of another state if the act occurred in that state, or under federal law, and the crime is not a status offense under subdivision (b)(32)(C) and the crime is not a traffic offense as defined in the traffic code of the state other than failing to stop when involved in an accident pursuant to §. See Tennessee Code 37-1-102Department: means the department of children's services. See Tennessee Code 37-1-102Detention: means temporary confinement in a secure or closed type of facility that is under the direction or supervision of the court or a facility that is designated by the court or other authority as a place of confinement for juveniles. See Tennessee Code 37-1-102Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.Juvenile court: means the general sessions court in all counties of this state, except in those counties and municipalities in which special juvenile courts are provided by law, and "judge" means judge of the juvenile court. See Tennessee Code 37-1-102Month: means a calendar month. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.Probation: means casework service as directed by the court and pursuant to this part as a measure for the protection, guidance, and well-being of the child and child's family. See Tennessee Code 37-1-102sex: means a person's immutable biological sex as determined by anatomy and genetics existing at the time of birth and evidence of a person's biological sex. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105Unruly child: means a child in need of treatment and rehabilitation who:(A) Habitually and without justification is truant from school while subject to compulsory school attendance under §. See Tennessee Code 37-1-102Validated risk and needs assessment: means a determination of a child's risk to reoffend and the needs that, when addressed, reduce the child's risk to reoffend through the use of an actuarial assessment tool that assesses the dynamic and static factors that predict delinquent behavior. See Tennessee Code 37-1-102Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105(1) “Delinquent case” means a court proceeding concerning an alleged delinquent act or delinquent acts resulting in a charge or charges against a child arising out of a single episode; (2) “Diversion” means the resolution of a delinquent case or unruly case through informal adjustment, pretrial diversion, or judicial diversion; (3) “Episode” means a delinquent act or group of delinquent acts occurring as part of a continuous sequence, which may involve multiple victims; (4) “Original offense” means a prior delinquent case or unruly case resulting in: (A) Informal adjustment; (B) Pretrial diversion; (C) Judicial diversion; or (D) Adjudication that the child was delinquent or unruly; (5) “Out-of-home placement” means a court-ordered removal of a child from the child’s residence while awaiting a court hearing or as part of an order of disposition in a delinquent case or unruly case, including, but not limited to, transfer of temporary legal custody or grant of permanent guardianship that results in a change of residence, commitment to the department of children’s services, or placement in an institution, home, or other facility operated under the direction of the court or other local public authority; (6) “Probation” means a court-ordered disposition in a delinquent case or unruly case in which a child is retained in the community, rather than removed to an out-of-home placement. Probation may be unsupervised or supervised by the court, the department of children’s services, any person or agency designated by the court, or the court of another state, under conditions and limitations prescribed by the court in consultation with the supervising authority; (7) “Re-offense” means a subsequent case in which a