Texas Statutes
Title 3 - Juvenile Justice Code
Chapter 55 - Proceedings Concerning Children With Mental Illness or Intellectual Disability

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 55.01. Meaning of "Having a Mental Illness" - Sec. 55.01. MEANING OF "HAVING A MENTAL ILLNESS". For purposes...

Section 55.02. Mental Health and Intellectual Disability Jurisdiction - Sec. 55.02. MENTAL HEALTH AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY JURISDICTION. For the...

Section 55.03. Standards of Care - Sec. 55.03. STANDARDS OF CARE. (a) Except as provided by...

Subchapter B. Child With Mental Illness

Section 55.11. Mental Illness Determination; Examination - Sec. 55.11. MENTAL ILLNESS DETERMINATION; EXAMINATION. (a) On a motion...

Section 55.12. Initiation of Commitment Proceedings - Sec. 55.12. INITIATION OF COMMITMENT PROCEEDINGS. If, after considering all...

Section 55.13. Commitment Proceedings in Juvenile Court - Sec. 55.13. COMMITMENT PROCEEDINGS IN JUVENILE COURT. (a) If the...

Section 55.14. Referral for Commitment Proceedings - Sec. 55.14. REFERRAL FOR COMMITMENT PROCEEDINGS. (a) If the juvenile...

Section 55.15. Standards of Care; Expiration of Court Order for Mental Health Services - Sec. 55.15. STANDARDS OF CARE; EXPIRATION OF COURT ORDER FOR...

Section 55.16. Order for Mental Health Services; Stay of Proceedings - Sec. 55.16. ORDER FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; STAY OF PROCEEDINGS....

Section 55.17. Mental Health Services Not Ordered; Dissolution of Stay - Sec. 55.17. MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES NOT ORDERED; DISSOLUTION OF STAY....

Section 55.18. Discharge From Mental Health Facility Before Reaching 18 Years of Age - Sec. 55.18. DISCHARGE FROM MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY BEFORE REACHING 18...

Section 55.19. Transfer to Criminal Court on 18th Birthday - Sec. 55.19. TRANSFER TO CRIMINAL COURT ON 18TH BIRTHDAY. (a)...

Subchapter C. Child Unfit to Proceed as a Result of Mental Illness or Intellectual Disability

Section 55.31. Unfitness to Proceed Determination; Examination - Sec. 55.31. UNFITNESS TO PROCEED DETERMINATION; EXAMINATION. (a) A child...

Section 55.32. Hearing on Issue of Fitness to Proceed - Sec. 55.32. HEARING ON ISSUE OF FITNESS TO PROCEED. (a)...

Section 55.33. Proceedings Following Finding of Unfitness to Proceed - Sec. 55.33. PROCEEDINGS FOLLOWING FINDING OF UNFITNESS TO PROCEED. (a)...

Section 55.34. Transportation to and From Facility - Sec. 55.34. TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM FACILITY. (a) If the...

Section 55.35. Information Required to Be Sent to Facility; Report to Court - Sec. 55.35. INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE SENT TO FACILITY; REPORT...

Section 55.36. Report That Child Is Fit to Proceed; Hearing on Objection - Sec. 55.36. REPORT THAT CHILD IS FIT TO PROCEED; HEARING...

Section 55.37. Report That Child Is Unfit to Proceed as a Result of Mental Illness; Initiation of Commitment Proceedings - Sec. 55.37. REPORT THAT CHILD IS UNFIT TO PROCEED AS...

Section 55.38. Commitment Proceedings in Juvenile Court for Mental Illness - Sec. 55.38. COMMITMENT PROCEEDINGS IN JUVENILE COURT FOR MENTAL ILLNESS....

Section 55.39. Referral for Commitment Proceedings for Mental Illness - Sec. 55.39. REFERRAL FOR COMMITMENT PROCEEDINGS FOR MENTAL ILLNESS. (a)...

Section 55.40. Report That Child Is Unfit to Proceed as a Result of Intellectual Disability - Sec. 55.40. REPORT THAT CHILD IS UNFIT TO PROCEED AS...

Section 55.41. Commitment Proceedings in Juvenile Court for Children With Intellectual Disability - Sec. 55.41. COMMITMENT PROCEEDINGS IN JUVENILE COURT FOR CHILDREN WITH...

Section 55.42. Referral for Commitment Proceedings for Children With Intellectual Disability - Sec. 55.42. REFERRAL FOR COMMITMENT PROCEEDINGS FOR CHILDREN WITH INTELLECTUAL...

Section 55.43. Restoration Hearing - Sec. 55.43. RESTORATION HEARING. (a) The prosecuting attorney may file...

Section 55.44. Transfer to Criminal Court on 18th Birthday of Child - Sec. 55.44. TRANSFER TO CRIMINAL COURT ON 18TH BIRTHDAY OF...

Section 55.45. Standards of Care; Notice of Release or Furlough - Sec. 55.45. STANDARDS OF CARE; NOTICE OF RELEASE OR FURLOUGH....

Subchapter D. Lack of Responsibility for Conduct as a Result of Mental Illness or Intellectual Disability

Section 55.51. Lack of Responsibility for Conduct Determination; Examination - Sec. 55.51. LACK OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONDUCT DETERMINATION; EXAMINATION. (a)...

Section 55.52. Proceedings Following Finding of Lack of Responsibility for Conduct - Sec. 55.52. PROCEEDINGS FOLLOWING FINDING OF LACK OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR...

Section 55.53. Transportation to and From Facility - Sec. 55.53. TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM FACILITY. (a) If the...

Section 55.54. Information Required to Be Sent to Facility; Report to Court - Sec. 55.54. INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE SENT TO FACILITY; REPORT...

Section 55.55. Report That Child Does Not Have Mental Illness or Intellectual Disability; Hearing on Objection - Sec. 55.55. REPORT THAT CHILD DOES NOT HAVE MENTAL ILLNESS...

Section 55.56. Report That Child Has Mental Illness; Initiation of Commitment Proceedings - Sec. 55.56. REPORT THAT CHILD HAS MENTAL ILLNESS; INITIATION OF...

Section 55.57. Commitment Proceedings in Juvenile Court for Mental Illness - Sec. 55.57. COMMITMENT PROCEEDINGS IN JUVENILE COURT FOR MENTAL ILLNESS....

Section 55.58. Referral for Commitment Proceedings for Mental Illness - Sec. 55.58. REFERRAL FOR COMMITMENT PROCEEDINGS FOR MENTAL ILLNESS. (a)...

Section 55.59. Report That Child Has Intellectual Disability; Initiation of Commitment Proceedings - Sec. 55.59. REPORT THAT CHILD HAS INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; INITIATION OF...

Section 55.60. Commitment Proceedings in Juvenile Court for Children With Intellectual Disability - Sec. 55.60. COMMITMENT PROCEEDINGS IN JUVENILE COURT FOR CHILDREN WITH...

Section 55.61. Referral for Commitment Proceedings for Children With Intellectual Disability - Sec. 55.61. REFERRAL FOR COMMITMENT PROCEEDINGS FOR CHILDREN WITH INTELLECTUAL...