Texas Statutes
Chapter 2 - General Duties of Officers
Article 2.272. Law Enforcement Response to Child Safety Check Alert


(1) immediately contact the Department of Family and Protective Services on the department's dedicated law-enforcement telephone number for statewide intake;
(2) request information from the department regarding the circumstances of the case involving the child or other person; and
(3) request information from the child and the other person regarding the child's safety, well-being, and current residence.
(b) The peace officer may temporarily detain the child or other person to ensure the safety and well-being of the child.
(c) If the peace officer determines that the circumstances described by Section 262.104, Family Code, exist, the officer may take temporary possession of the child without a court order as provided by Section 262.104, Family Code. If the peace officer does not take temporary possession of the child, the officer shall obtain the child's current address and any other relevant information and report that information to the Department of Family and Protective Services.
(d) A peace officer who locates a child or other person listed on the Texas Crime Information Center's child safety check alert list and who reports the child's or other person's current address and other relevant information to the Department of Family and Protective Services shall report to the Texas Crime Information Center that the child or other person has been located and to whom the child was released, as applicable.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1056 (H.B. 2053), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2015.

Structure Texas Statutes

Texas Statutes

Code of Criminal Procedure

Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure

Chapter 2 - General Duties of Officers

Article 2.01. Duties of District Attorneys

Article 2.02. Duties of County Attorneys

Article 2.021. Duties of Attorney General

Article 2.022. Assistance of Texas Rangers

Article 2.023. Notification to Texas Department of Criminal Justice

Article 2.024. Tracking Use of Certain Testimony

Article 2.025. Special Duty of District or County Attorney Relating to Child Support

Article 2.03. Neglect of Duty

Article 2.04. Shall Draw Complaints

Article 2.05. When Complaint Is Made

Article 2.06. May Administer Oaths

Article 2.07. Attorney Pro Tem

Article 2.08. Disqualified

Article 2.09. Who Are Magistrates

Article 2.10. Duty of Magistrates

Article 2.11. Examining Court

Article 2.12. Who Are Peace Officers

Article 2.121. Railroad Peace Officers

Article 2.122. Special Investigators

Article 2.123. Adjunct Police Officers

Article 2.124. Peace Officers From Adjoining States

Article 2.125. Special Rangers of Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association

Article 2.126. Peace Officers Commissioned by the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas and the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas

Article 2.127. School Marshals

Article 2.13. Duties and Powers

Article 2.1305. Carrying Weapon on Certain Premises

Article 2.131. Racial Profiling Prohibited

Article 2.132. Law Enforcement Policy on Racial Profiling

Article 2.133. Reports Required for Motor Vehicle Stops

Article 2.134. Compilation and Analysis of Information Collected

Article 2.136. Liability

Article 2.137. Provision of Funding or Equipment

Article 2.138. Rules

Article 2.1385. Civil Penalty

Article 2.1386. Eyewitness Identification Protocols

Article 2.1387. Intervention Required for Excessive Force; Report Required

Article 2.139. Reports Required for Officer-Involved Injuries or Deaths

Article 2.1395. Reports Required for Certain Injuries or Deaths of Peace Officers

Article 2.13951. Notice of Violation of Reporting Requirements for Certain Injuries or Deaths; Civil Penalty

Article 2.1396. Video Recordings of Arrests for Intoxication Offenses

Article 2.1397. Duties of Law Enforcement Agency Filing Case

Article 2.14. May Summon Aid

Article 2.15. Person Refusing to Aid

Article 2.16. Neglecting to Execute Process

Article 2.17. Conservator of the Peace

Article 2.18. Custody of Prisoners

Article 2.19. Report as to Prisoners

Article 2.195. Report of Warrant or Capias Information

Article 2.20. Deputy

Article 2.21. Duty of Clerks

Article 2.211. Hate Crime Reporting

Article 2.212. Writ of Attachment Reporting

Article 2.22. Power of Deputy Clerks

Article 2.23. Report to Attorney General

Article 2.24. Authenticating Officer

Article 2.25. Reporting Certain Aliens to Federal Government

Article 2.251. Duties Related to Immigration Detainer Requests

Article 2.26. Digital Signature and Electronic Documents

Article 2.27. Investigation of Certain Reports Alleging Abuse

Article 2.271. Investigation of Certain Reports Alleging Abuse, Neglect, or Exploitation

Article 2.272. Law Enforcement Response to Child Safety Check Alert

Article 2.273. Release of Child by Law Enforcement Officer

Article 2.28. Duties Regarding Misused Identity

Article 2.29. Report Required in Connection With Fraudulent Use or Possession of Identifying Information

Article 2.295. Report Required in Connection With Unauthorized Acquisition or Transfer of Certain Financial Information

Article 2.30. Report Concerning Certain Assaultive or Terroristic Offenses

Article 2.305. Report Required Concerning Human Trafficking Cases

Article 2.31. County Jailers

Article 2.31. County Jailers

Article 2.32. Electronic Recording of Custodial Interrogations

Article 2.33. Use of Neck Restraints During Search or Arrest Prohibited

Article 2.33. Duty to Request and Render Aid

Article 2.33. Law Enforcement Policy on Use of Force by Drone