Texas Statutes
Family Code
Title 3 - Juvenile Justice Code

Section 51.03. Delinquent Conduct; Conduct Indicating a Need for Supervision - Sec. 51.03. DELINQUENT CONDUCT; CONDUCT INDICATING A NEED FOR SUPERVISION....

Section 51.031. Habitual Felony Conduct - Sec. 51.031. HABITUAL FELONY CONDUCT. (a) Habitual felony conduct is...

Section 51.04. Jurisdiction - Sec. 51.04. JURISDICTION. (a) This title covers the proceedings in...

Section 51.041. Jurisdiction After Appeal - Sec. 51.041. JURISDICTION AFTER APPEAL. (a) The court retains jurisdiction...

Section 51.0411. Jurisdiction for Transfer or Release Hearing - Sec. 51.0411. JURISDICTION FOR TRANSFER OR RELEASE HEARING. The court...

Section 51.0412. Jurisdiction Over Incomplete Proceedings - Sec. 51.0412. JURISDICTION OVER INCOMPLETE PROCEEDINGS. The court retains jurisdiction...

Section 51.0413. Jurisdiction Over and Transfer of Combination of Proceedings - Sec. 51.0413. JURISDICTION OVER AND TRANSFER OF COMBINATION OF PROCEEDINGS....

Section 51.0414. Discretionary Transfer to Combine Proceedings - Sec. 51.0414. DISCRETIONARY TRANSFER TO COMBINE PROCEEDINGS. (a) The juvenile...

Section 51.042. Objection to Jurisdiction Because of Age of the Child - Sec. 51.042. OBJECTION TO JURISDICTION BECAUSE OF AGE OF THE...

Section 51.045. Juries in County Courts at Law - Sec. 51.045. JURIES IN COUNTY COURTS AT LAW. If a...

Section 51.05. Court Sessions and Facilities - Sec. 51.05. COURT SESSIONS AND FACILITIES. (a) The juvenile court...

Section 51.06. Venue - Sec. 51.06. VENUE. (a) A proceeding under this title shall...

Section 51.07. Transfer to Another County for Disposition - Sec. 51.07. TRANSFER TO ANOTHER COUNTY FOR DISPOSITION. (a) When...

Section 51.071. Transfer of Probation Supervision Between Counties: Courtesy Supervision Prohibited - Sec. 51.071. TRANSFER OF PROBATION SUPERVISION BETWEEN COUNTIES: COURTESY SUPERVISION...

Section 51.072. Transfer of Probation Supervision Between Counties: Interim Supervision - Sec. 51.072. TRANSFER OF PROBATION SUPERVISION BETWEEN COUNTIES: INTERIM SUPERVISION....

Section 51.073. Transfer of Probation Supervision Between Counties: Permanent Supervision - Sec. 51.073. TRANSFER OF PROBATION SUPERVISION BETWEEN COUNTIES: PERMANENT SUPERVISION....

Section 51.074. Transfer of Probation Supervision Between Counties: Deferred Prosecution - Sec. 51.074. TRANSFER OF PROBATION SUPERVISION BETWEEN COUNTIES: DEFERRED PROSECUTION....

Section 51.075. Collaborative Supervision Between Adjoining Counties - Sec. 51.075. COLLABORATIVE SUPERVISION BETWEEN ADJOINING COUNTIES. (a) If a...

Section 51.08. Transfer From Criminal Court - Sec. 51.08. TRANSFER FROM CRIMINAL COURT. (a) If the defendant...

Section 51.09. Waiver of Rights - Sec. 51.09. WAIVER OF RIGHTS. Unless a contrary intent clearly...

Section 51.095. Admissibility of a Statement of a Child - Sec. 51.095. ADMISSIBILITY OF A STATEMENT OF A CHILD. (a)...

Section 51.10. Right to Assistance of Attorney; Compensation - Sec. 51.10. RIGHT TO ASSISTANCE OF ATTORNEY; COMPENSATION. (a) A...

Section 51.101. Appointment of Attorney and Continuation of Representation - Sec. 51.101. APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY AND CONTINUATION OF REPRESENTATION. (a)...

Section 51.102. Appointment of Counsel Plan - Sec. 51.102. APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL PLAN. (a) The juvenile board...

Section 51.11. Guardian Ad Litem - Sec. 51.11. GUARDIAN AD LITEM. (a) In this section: (1)...

Section 51.115. Attendance at Hearing: Parent or Other Guardian - Sec. 51.115. ATTENDANCE AT HEARING: PARENT OR OTHER GUARDIAN. (a)...

Section 51.116. Right to Reemployment - Sec. 51.116. RIGHT TO REEMPLOYMENT. (a) An employer may not...

Section 51.12. Place and Conditions of Detention - Sec. 51.12. PLACE AND CONDITIONS OF DETENTION. (a) Except as...

Section 51.125. Post-Adjudication Correctional Facilities - Sec. 51.125. POST-ADJUDICATION CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES. (a) A post-adjudication secure correctional...

Section 51.126. Nonsecure Correctional Facilities - Sec. 51.126. NONSECURE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES. (a) A nonsecure correctional facility...

Section 51.13. Effect of Adjudication or Disposition - Sec. 51.13. EFFECT OF ADJUDICATION OR DISPOSITION. (a) Except as...

Section 51.151. Polygraph Examination - Sec. 51.151. POLYGRAPH EXAMINATION. If a child is taken into...

Section 51.17. Procedure and Evidence - Sec. 51.17. PROCEDURE AND EVIDENCE. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 51.18. Election Between Juvenile Court and Alternate Juvenile Court - Sec. 51.18. ELECTION BETWEEN JUVENILE COURT AND ALTERNATE JUVENILE COURT....

Section 51.19. Limitation Periods - Sec. 51.19. LIMITATION PERIODS. (a) The limitation periods and the...

Section 51.20. Physical or Mental Examination - Sec. 51.20. PHYSICAL OR MENTAL EXAMINATION. (a) At any stage...

Section 51.21. Mental Health Screening and Referral - Sec. 51.21. MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING AND REFERRAL. (a) A probation...

Chapter 52 - Proceedings Before and Including Referral to Court

Section 52.01. Taking Into Custody; Issuance of Warning Notice - Sec. 52.01. TAKING INTO CUSTODY; ISSUANCE OF WARNING NOTICE. (a)...

Section 52.011. Duty of Law Enforcement Officer to Notify Probate Court - Sec. 52.011. DUTY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TO NOTIFY PROBATE...

Section 52.015. Directive to Apprehend - Sec. 52.015. DIRECTIVE TO APPREHEND. (a) On the request of...

Section 52.0151. Bench Warrant; Attachment of Witness in Custody - Sec. 52.0151. BENCH WARRANT; ATTACHMENT OF WITNESS IN CUSTODY. (a)...

Section 52.02. Release or Delivery to Court - Sec. 52.02. RELEASE OR DELIVERY TO COURT. (a) Except as...

Section 52.025. Designation of Juvenile Processing Office - Sec. 52.025. DESIGNATION OF JUVENILE PROCESSING OFFICE. (a) The juvenile...

Section 52.026. Responsibility for Transporting Juvenile Offenders - Sec. 52.026. RESPONSIBILITY FOR TRANSPORTING JUVENILE OFFENDERS. (a) It shall...

Section 52.03. Disposition Without Referral to Court - Sec. 52.03. DISPOSITION WITHOUT REFERRAL TO COURT. (a) A law-enforcement...

Section 52.031. First Offender Program - Sec. 52.031. FIRST OFFENDER PROGRAM. (a) A juvenile board may...

Section 52.032. Informal Disposition Guidelines - Sec. 52.032. INFORMAL DISPOSITION GUIDELINES. (a) The juvenile board of...

Section 52.04. Referral to Juvenile Court; Notice to Parents - Sec. 52.04. REFERRAL TO JUVENILE COURT; NOTICE TO PARENTS. (a)...

Section 52.041. Referral of Child to Juvenile Court After Expulsion - Sec. 52.041. REFERRAL OF CHILD TO JUVENILE COURT AFTER EXPULSION....

Chapter 53 - Proceedings Prior to Judicial Proceedings

Section 53.01. Preliminary Investigation and Determinations; Notice to Parents - Sec. 53.01. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION AND DETERMINATIONS; NOTICE TO PARENTS. (a)...

Section 53.011. Services Provided to Certain Children and Families - Sec. 53.011. SERVICES PROVIDED TO CERTAIN CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. (a)...

Section 53.012. Review by Prosecutor - Sec. 53.012. REVIEW BY PROSECUTOR. (a) The prosecuting attorney shall...

Section 53.013. Progressive Sanctions Program - Sec. 53.013. PROGRESSIVE SANCTIONS PROGRAM. Each juvenile board may adopt...

Section 53.02. Release From Detention - Sec. 53.02. RELEASE FROM DETENTION. (a) If a child is...

Section 53.03. Deferred Prosecution - Sec. 53.03. DEFERRED PROSECUTION. (a) Subject to Subsections (e) and...

Section 53.035. Grand Jury Referral - Sec. 53.035. GRAND JURY REFERRAL. (a) The prosecuting attorney may,...

Section 53.04. Court Petition; Answer - Sec. 53.04. COURT PETITION; ANSWER. (a) If the preliminary investigation,...

Section 53.045. Offenses Eligible for Determinate Sentence - Sec. 53.045. OFFENSES ELIGIBLE FOR DETERMINATE SENTENCE. (a) Except as...

Section 53.05. Time Set for Hearing - Sec. 53.05. TIME SET FOR HEARING. (a) After the petition...

Section 53.06. Summons - Sec. 53.06. SUMMONS. (a) The juvenile court shall direct issuance...

Section 53.07. Service of Summons - Sec. 53.07. SERVICE OF SUMMONS. (a) If a person to...

Section 53.08. Writ of Attachment - Sec. 53.08. WRIT OF ATTACHMENT. (a) The juvenile court may...

Chapter 54 - Judicial Proceedings

Section 54.01. Detention Hearing - Sec. 54.01. DETENTION HEARING. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...

Section 54.011. Detention Hearings for Status Offenders and Nonoffenders; Penalty - Sec. 54.011. DETENTION HEARINGS FOR STATUS OFFENDERS AND NONOFFENDERS; PENALTY....

Section 54.012. Interactive Video Recording of Detention Hearing - Sec. 54.012. INTERACTIVE VIDEO RECORDING OF DETENTION HEARING. (a) A...

Section 54.02. Waiver of Jurisdiction and Discretionary Transfer to Criminal Court - Sec. 54.02. WAIVER OF JURISDICTION AND DISCRETIONARY TRANSFER TO CRIMINAL...

Section 54.03. Adjudication Hearing - Sec. 54.03. ADJUDICATION HEARING. (a) A child may be found...

Section 54.031. Hearsay Statement of Certain Abuse Victims - Sec. 54.031. HEARSAY STATEMENT OF CERTAIN ABUSE VICTIMS. (a) This...

Section 54.032. Deferral of Adjudication and Dismissal of Certain Cases on Completion of Teen Court Program - Sec. 54.032. DEFERRAL OF ADJUDICATION AND DISMISSAL OF CERTAIN CASES...

Section 54.0325. Deferral of Adjudication and Dismissal of Certain Cases on Completion of Teen Dating Violence Court Program - Sec. 54.0325. DEFERRAL OF ADJUDICATION AND DISMISSAL OF CERTAIN CASES...

Section 54.0326. Deferral of Adjudication and Dismissal of Certain Cases on Completion of Trafficked Persons Program - Sec. 54.0326. DEFERRAL OF ADJUDICATION AND DISMISSAL OF CERTAIN CASES...

Section 54.033. Sexually Transmitted Disease, Aids, and HIV Testing - Sec. 54.033. SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE, AIDS, AND HIV TESTING. (a)...

Section 54.034. Limited Right to Appeal: Warning - Sec. 54.034. LIMITED RIGHT TO APPEAL: WARNING. Before the court...

Section 54.04. Disposition Hearing - Sec. 54.04. DISPOSITION HEARING. (a) The disposition hearing shall be...

Section 54.0401. Community-Based Programs - Sec. 54.0401. COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS. (a) This section applies only to...

Section 54.04012. Trafficked Persons Program - Sec. 54.04012. TRAFFICKED PERSONS PROGRAM. (a) This section applies to...

Section 54.04013. Special Commitment to Texas Juvenile Justice Department - Sec. 54.04013. SPECIAL COMMITMENT TO TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT. Notwithstanding...

Section 54.0404. Electronic Transmission of Certain Visual Material Depicting Minor: Educational Programs - Sec. 54.0404. ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF CERTAIN VISUAL MATERIAL DEPICTING MINOR:...

Section 54.0405. Child Placed on Probation for Conduct Constituting Sexual Offense - Sec. 54.0405. CHILD PLACED ON PROBATION FOR CONDUCT CONSTITUTING SEXUAL...

Section 54.0406. Child Placed on Probation for Conduct Involving a Handgun - Sec. 54.0406. CHILD PLACED ON PROBATION FOR CONDUCT INVOLVING A...

Section 54.0407. Cruelty to Animals: Counseling Required - Sec. 54.0407. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: COUNSELING REQUIRED. If a child...

Section 54.0408. Referral of Child Exiting Probation to Mental Health or Mental Retardation Authority - Sec. 54.0408. REFERRAL OF CHILD EXITING PROBATION TO MENTAL HEALTH...

Section 54.0409. DNA Sample Required on Certain Felony Adjudications - Sec. 54.0409. DNA SAMPLE REQUIRED ON CERTAIN FELONY ADJUDICATIONS. (a)...

Section 54.041. Orders Affecting Parents and Others - Sec. 54.041. ORDERS AFFECTING PARENTS AND OTHERS. (a) When a...

Section 54.042. License Suspension - Sec. 54.042. LICENSE SUSPENSION. (a) A juvenile court, in a...

Section 54.043. Monitoring School Attendance - Sec. 54.043. MONITORING SCHOOL ATTENDANCE. If the court places a...

Section 54.044. Community Service - Sec. 54.044. COMMUNITY SERVICE. (a) If the court places a...

Section 54.045. Admission of Unadjudicated Conduct - Sec. 54.045. ADMISSION OF UNADJUDICATED CONDUCT. (a) During a disposition...

Section 54.046. Conditions of Probation for Damaging Property With Graffiti - Sec. 54.046. CONDITIONS OF PROBATION FOR DAMAGING PROPERTY WITH GRAFFITI....

Section 54.047. Alcohol or Drug Related Offense - Sec. 54.047. ALCOHOL OR DRUG RELATED OFFENSE. (a) If the...

Section 54.048. Restitution - Sec. 54.048. RESTITUTION. (a) A juvenile court, in a disposition...

Section 54.0481. Restitution for Damaging Property With Graffiti - Sec. 54.0481. RESTITUTION FOR DAMAGING PROPERTY WITH GRAFFITI. (a) A...

Section 54.0482. Treatment of Restitution Payments - Sec. 54.0482. TREATMENT OF RESTITUTION PAYMENTS. (a) A juvenile probation...

Section 54.049. Conditions of Probation for Desecrating a Cemetery or Abusing a Corpse - Sec. 54.049. CONDITIONS OF PROBATION FOR DESECRATING A CEMETERY OR...

Section 54.0491. Gang-Related Conduct - Sec. 54.0491. GANG-RELATED CONDUCT. (a) In this section: (1) "Criminal...

Section 54.05. Hearing to Modify Disposition - Sec. 54.05. HEARING TO MODIFY DISPOSITION. (a) Except as provided...

Section 54.051. Transfer of Determinate Sentence Probation to Appropriate District Court - Sec. 54.051. TRANSFER OF DETERMINATE SENTENCE PROBATION TO APPROPRIATE DISTRICT...

Section 54.052. Credit for Time Spent in Detention Facility for Child With Determinate Sentence - Sec. 54.052. CREDIT FOR TIME SPENT IN DETENTION FACILITY FOR...

Section 54.06. Judgments for Support - Sec. 54.06. JUDGMENTS FOR SUPPORT. (a) Repealed by Acts 2021,...

Section 54.061. Payment of Probation Fees - Sec. 54.061. PAYMENT OF PROBATION FEES. (a) If a child...

Section 54.07. Enforcement of Order - Sec. 54.07. ENFORCEMENT OF ORDER. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 54.08. Public Access to Court Hearings - Sec. 54.08. PUBLIC ACCESS TO COURT HEARINGS. (a) Except as...

Section 54.09. Recording of Proceedings - Sec. 54.09. RECORDING OF PROCEEDINGS. All judicial proceedings under this...

Section 54.10. Hearings Before Referee - Sec. 54.10. HEARINGS BEFORE REFEREE. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 54.11. Release or Transfer Hearing - Sec. 54.11. RELEASE OR TRANSFER HEARING. (a) On receipt of...

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...

Chapter 56 - Appeal

Section 56.01. Right to Appeal - Sec. 56.01. RIGHT TO APPEAL. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 56.02. Transcript on Appeal - Sec. 56.02. TRANSCRIPT ON APPEAL. (a) An attorney retained to...

Section 56.03. Appeal by State in Cases of Offenses Eligible for Determinate Sentence - Sec. 56.03. APPEAL BY STATE IN CASES OF OFFENSES ELIGIBLE...

Chapter 57 - Rights of Victims

Section 57.001. Definitions - Sec. 57.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Close relative of...

Section 57.002. Victim's Rights - Sec. 57.002. VICTIM'S RIGHTS. (a) A victim, guardian of a...

Section 57.003. Duties of Juvenile Board and Victim Assistance Coordinator - Sec. 57.003. DUTIES OF JUVENILE BOARD AND VICTIM ASSISTANCE COORDINATOR....

Section 57.0031. Notification of Rights of Victims of Juveniles - Sec. 57.0031. NOTIFICATION OF RIGHTS OF VICTIMS OF JUVENILES. At...

Section 57.004. Notification - Sec. 57.004. NOTIFICATION. A court, a person appointed by the...

Section 57.005. Liability - Sec. 57.005. LIABILITY. The Texas Juvenile Justice Department, a juvenile...

Section 57.006. Appeal - Sec. 57.006. APPEAL. The failure or inability of any person...

Section 57.007. Standing - Sec. 57.007. STANDING. A victim, guardian of a victim, or...

Section 57.008. Court Order for Protection From Juveniles - Sec. 57.008. COURT ORDER FOR PROTECTION FROM JUVENILES. (a) A...

Chapter 58 - Records; Juvenile Justice Information System

Subchapter A. Creation and Confidentiality of Juvenile Records

Section 58.001. Law Enforcement Collection and Transmittal of Records of Children - Sec. 58.001. LAW ENFORCEMENT COLLECTION AND TRANSMITTAL OF RECORDS OF...

Section 58.002. Photographs and Fingerprints of Children - Sec. 58.002. PHOTOGRAPHS AND FINGERPRINTS OF CHILDREN. (a) Except as...

Section 58.0021. Fingerprints or Photographs for Comparison in Investigation - Sec. 58.0021. FINGERPRINTS OR PHOTOGRAPHS FOR COMPARISON IN INVESTIGATION. (a)...

Section 58.0022. Fingerprints or Photographs to Identify Runaways - Sec. 58.0022. FINGERPRINTS OR PHOTOGRAPHS TO IDENTIFY RUNAWAYS. A law...

Section 58.004. Redaction of Victim's Personally Identifiable Information - Sec. 58.004. REDACTION OF VICTIM'S PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION. (a) Notwithstanding...

Section 58.005. Confidentiality of Facility Records - Sec. 58.005. CONFIDENTIALITY OF FACILITY RECORDS. (a) This section applies...

Section 58.0051. Interagency Sharing of Educational Records - Sec. 58.0051. INTERAGENCY SHARING OF EDUCATIONAL RECORDS. (a) In this...

Section 58.0052. Interagency Sharing of Certain Noneducational Records - Sec. 58.0052. INTERAGENCY SHARING OF CERTAIN NONEDUCATIONAL RECORDS. (a) In...

Section 58.007. Confidentiality of Probation Department, Prosecutor, and Court Records - Sec. 58.007. CONFIDENTIALITY OF PROBATION DEPARTMENT, PROSECUTOR, AND COURT RECORDS....

Section 58.008. Confidentiality of Law Enforcement Records - Sec. 58.008. CONFIDENTIALITY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT RECORDS. (a) This section...

Section 58.009. Dissemination of Juvenile Justice Information by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department - Sec. 58.009. DISSEMINATION OF JUVENILE JUSTICE INFORMATION BY THE TEXAS...

Subchapter B. Juvenile Justice Information System

Section 58.101. Definitions - Sec. 58.101. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Criminal justice agency"...

Section 58.102. Juvenile Justice Information System - Sec. 58.102. JUVENILE JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEM. (a) The department is...

Section 58.103. Purpose of System - Sec. 58.103. PURPOSE OF SYSTEM. The purpose of the juvenile...

Section 58.104. Types of Information Collected - Sec. 58.104. TYPES OF INFORMATION COLLECTED. (a) Subject to Subsection...

Section 58.105. Duties of Juvenile Board - Sec. 58.105. DUTIES OF JUVENILE BOARD. Each juvenile board shall...

Section 58.106. Dissemination of Confidential Information in Juvenile Justice Information System - Sec. 58.106. DISSEMINATION OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION IN JUVENILE JUSTICE INFORMATION...

Section 58.107. Compatibility of Data - Sec. 58.107. COMPATIBILITY OF DATA. Data supplied to the juvenile...

Section 58.108. Duties of Agencies and Courts - Sec. 58.108. DUTIES OF AGENCIES AND COURTS. (a) A juvenile...

Section 58.109. Uniform Incident Fingerprint Card - Sec. 58.109. UNIFORM INCIDENT FINGERPRINT CARD. (a) The department may...

Section 58.110. Reporting - Sec. 58.110. REPORTING. (a) The department by rule shall develop...

Section 58.111. Local Data Advisory Boards - Sec. 58.111. LOCAL DATA ADVISORY BOARDS. The commissioners court of...

Section 58.113. Warrants - Sec. 58.113. WARRANTS. The department shall maintain in a computerized...

Subchapter C. -1. Sealing and Destruction of Juvenile Records

Section 58.251. Definitions - Sec. 58.251. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Electronic record" means...

Section 58.252. Exempted Records - Sec. 58.252. EXEMPTED RECORDS. The following records are exempt from...

Section 58.253. Sealing Records Without Application: Delinquent Conduct - Sec. 58.253. SEALING RECORDS WITHOUT APPLICATION: DELINQUENT CONDUCT. (a) This...

Section 58.254. Certification of Eligibility for Sealing Records Without Application for Delinquent Conduct - Sec. 58.254. CERTIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR SEALING RECORDS WITHOUT APPLICATION...

Section 58.255. Sealing Records Without Application: Conduct Indicating Need for Supervision - Sec. 58.255. SEALING RECORDS WITHOUT APPLICATION: CONDUCT INDICATING NEED FOR...

Section 58.2551. Sealing Records Without Application: Finding of Not True - Sec. 58.2551. SEALING RECORDS WITHOUT APPLICATION: FINDING OF NOT TRUE....

Section 58.256. Application for Sealing Records - Sec. 58.256. APPLICATION FOR SEALING RECORDS. (a) Notwithstanding Sections 58.253...

Section 58.257. Hearing Regarding Sealing of Records - Sec. 58.257. HEARING REGARDING SEALING OF RECORDS. (a) A hearing...

Section 58.258. Order Sealing Records - Sec. 58.258. ORDER SEALING RECORDS. (a) An order sealing the...

Section 58.259. Actions Taken on Receipt of Order to Seal Records - Sec. 58.259. ACTIONS TAKEN ON RECEIPT OF ORDER TO SEAL...

Section 58.260. Inspection and Release of Sealed Records - Sec. 58.260. INSPECTION AND RELEASE OF SEALED RECORDS. (a) A...

Section 58.261. Effect of Sealing Records - Sec. 58.261. EFFECT OF SEALING RECORDS. (a) A person whose...

Section 58.262. Information Given to Child Regarding Sealing of Records - Sec. 58.262. INFORMATION GIVEN TO CHILD REGARDING SEALING OF RECORDS....

Section 58.263. Destruction of Records: No Probable Cause - Sec. 58.263. DESTRUCTION OF RECORDS: NO PROBABLE CAUSE. The court...

Section 58.264. Permissible Destruction of Records - Sec. 58.264. PERMISSIBLE DESTRUCTION OF RECORDS. (a) Subject to Subsections...

Section 58.265. Juvenile Records Not Subject to Expunction - Sec. 58.265. JUVENILE RECORDS NOT SUBJECT TO EXPUNCTION. Records to...

Subchapter D. Local Juvenile Justice Information System

Section 58.301. Definitions - Sec. 58.301. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "County juvenile board"...

Section 58.302. Purposes of System - Sec. 58.302. PURPOSES OF SYSTEM. The purposes of a local...

Section 58.303. Local Juvenile Justice Information System - Sec. 58.303. LOCAL JUVENILE JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEM. (a) Juvenile justice...

Section 58.304. Types of Information Contained in a Local Juvenile Information System - Sec. 58.304. TYPES OF INFORMATION CONTAINED IN A LOCAL JUVENILE...

Section 58.305. Partner Agencies - Sec. 58.305. PARTNER AGENCIES. (a) A local juvenile justice information...

Section 58.306. Access to Information; Levels - Sec. 58.306. ACCESS TO INFORMATION; LEVELS. (a) This section describes...

Section 58.307. Confidentiality of Information - Sec. 58.307. CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION. (a) Information that is part...

Subchapter D. -1. Reports on County Internet Websites

Section 58.351. Applicability - Sec. 58.351. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only to a county...

Section 58.352. Information Posted on County Website - Sec. 58.352. INFORMATION POSTED ON COUNTY WEBSITE. (a) A juvenile...

Section 58.353. Confidentiality - Sec. 58.353. CONFIDENTIALITY. A record posted on a county Internet...

Subchapter E. Statewide Juvenile Information and Case Management System

Section 58.401. Definitions - Sec. 58.401. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Department" means the...

Section 58.402. Purposes of System - Sec. 58.402. PURPOSES OF SYSTEM. The purposes of the system...

Section 58.403. Juvenile Information System - Sec. 58.403. JUVENILE INFORMATION SYSTEM. (a) Through the adoption of...

Section 58.404. Information Collected by Department - Sec. 58.404. INFORMATION COLLECTED BY DEPARTMENT. The department may collect...

Section 58.405. Authority Cumulative - Sec. 58.405. AUTHORITY CUMULATIVE. The authority granted by this subchapter...

Chapter 59 - Progressive Sanctions Model

Section 59.001. Purposes - Sec. 59.001. PURPOSES. The purposes of the progressive sanctions model...

Section 59.002. Sanction Level Assignment by Probation Department - Sec. 59.002. SANCTION LEVEL ASSIGNMENT BY PROBATION DEPARTMENT. (a) The...

Section 59.003. Sanction Level Assignment Model - Sec. 59.003. SANCTION LEVEL ASSIGNMENT MODEL. (a) Subject to Subsection...

Section 59.004. Sanction Level One - Sec. 59.004. SANCTION LEVEL ONE. (a) For a child at...

Section 59.005. Sanction Level Two - Sec. 59.005. SANCTION LEVEL TWO. (a) For a child at...

Section 59.006. Sanction Level Three - Sec. 59.006. SANCTION LEVEL THREE. (a) For a child at...

Section 59.007. Sanction Level Four - Sec. 59.007. SANCTION LEVEL FOUR. (a) For a child at...

Section 59.008. Sanction Level Five - Sec. 59.008. SANCTION LEVEL FIVE. (a) For a child at...

Section 59.009. Sanction Level Six - Sec. 59.009. SANCTION LEVEL SIX. (a) For a child at...

Section 59.010. Sanction Level Seven - Sec. 59.010. SANCTION LEVEL SEVEN. (a) For a child at...

Section 59.011. Duty of Juvenile Board - Sec. 59.011. DUTY OF JUVENILE BOARD. A juvenile board shall...

Section 59.013. Liability - Sec. 59.013. LIABILITY. The Texas Juvenile Justice Department, a juvenile...

Section 59.014. Appeal - Sec. 59.014. APPEAL. A child may not bring an appeal...

Section 59.015. Waiver of Sanctions on Parents or Guardians - Sec. 59.015. WAIVER OF SANCTIONS ON PARENTS OR GUARDIANS. On...

Chapter 60 - Uniform Interstate Compact on Juveniles

Article I. - PURPOSE The compacting states to this Interstate Compact recognize that...

Article II. - DEFINITIONS As used in this compact, unless the context clearly...

Article III. - INTERSTATE COMMISSION FOR JUVENILES A. The compacting states hereby create...

Article IV. - POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION The commission shall...

Article V.

Section A. - Sec. A. Bylaws 1. The Interstate Commission shall, by a...

Section B. - Sec. B. Officers and Staff 1. The Interstate Commission shall,...

Section C. - Sec. C. Qualified Immunity, Defense, and Indemnification 1. The Interstate...

Article VI. - RULEMAKING FUNCTIONS OF THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION A. The Interstate Commission...

Article VII.

Section A. - Sec. A. Oversight 1. The Interstate Commission shall oversee the...

Section B. - Sec. B. Dispute Resolution 1. The compacting states shall report...

Article VIII. - FINANCE A. The Interstate Commission shall pay or provide for...

Article IX. - COMPACTING STATES, EFFECTIVE DATE, AND AMENDMENT A. Any state, as...

Article X.

Section A. - Sec. A. Withdrawal 1. Once effective, the compact shall continue...

Section B. - Sec. B. Technical Assistance, Fines, Suspension, Termination, and Default 1....

Section C. - Sec. C. Judicial Enforcement The Interstate Commission may, by majority...

Section D. - Sec. D. Dissolution of Compact 1. The compact dissolves effective...

Article XI. - SEVERABILITY AND CONSTRUCTION A. The provisions of this compact shall...

Article XII.

Section A. - Sec. A. Other Laws 1. Nothing herein prevents the enforcement...

Section B. - Sec. B. Binding Effect of the Compact 1. All lawful...

Section 60.011. Effect of Texas Laws - Sec. 60.011. EFFECT OF TEXAS LAWS. If the laws of...

Section 60.012. Liabilities for Certain Commission Agents - Sec. 60.012. LIABILITIES FOR CERTAIN COMMISSION AGENTS. The compact administrator...

Chapter 61 - Rights and Responsibilities of Parents and Other Eligible Persons

Subchapter A. Entry of Orders Against Parents and Other Eligible Persons

Section 61.001. Definitions - Sec. 61.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Juvenile court order"...

Section 61.002. Applicability - Sec. 61.002. APPLICABILITY. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b),...

Section 61.003. Entry of Juvenile Court Order Against Parent or Other Eligible Person - Sec. 61.003. ENTRY OF JUVENILE COURT ORDER AGAINST PARENT OR...

Section 61.0031. Transfer of Order Affecting Parent or Other Eligible Person to County of Child's Residence - Sec. 61.0031. TRANSFER OF ORDER AFFECTING PARENT OR OTHER ELIGIBLE...

Section 61.004. Appeal - Sec. 61.004. APPEAL. (a) The parent or other eligible person...

Subchapter B. Enforcement of Order Against Parent or Other Eligible Person

Section 61.051. Motion for Enforcement - Sec. 61.051. MOTION FOR ENFORCEMENT. (a) A party initiates enforcement...

Section 61.052. Notice and Appearance - Sec. 61.052. NOTICE AND APPEARANCE. (a) On the filing of...

Section 61.053. Attorney for the Person - Sec. 61.053. ATTORNEY FOR THE PERSON. (a) In a proceeding...

Section 61.054. Compensation of Appointed Attorney - Sec. 61.054. COMPENSATION OF APPOINTED ATTORNEY. (a) An attorney appointed...

Section 61.055. Conduct of Enforcement Hearing - Sec. 61.055. CONDUCT OF ENFORCEMENT HEARING. (a) The juvenile court...

Section 61.056. Affirmative Defense of Inability to Pay - Sec. 61.056. AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE OF INABILITY TO PAY. (a) In...

Section 61.057. Punishment for Contempt - Sec. 61.057. PUNISHMENT FOR CONTEMPT. (a) On a finding of...

Subchapter C. Rights of Parents

Section 61.101. Definition - Sec. 61.101. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "parent" includes the guardian...

Section 61.102. Right to Be Informed of Proceeding - Sec. 61.102. RIGHT TO BE INFORMED OF PROCEEDING. (a) The...

Section 61.103. Right of Access to Child - Sec. 61.103. RIGHT OF ACCESS TO CHILD. (a) The parent...

Section 61.104. Parental Written Statement - Sec. 61.104. PARENTAL WRITTEN STATEMENT. (a) When a petition for...

Section 61.105. Parental Oral Statement - Sec. 61.105. PARENTAL ORAL STATEMENT. (a) After all the evidence...

Section 61.106. Appeal or Collateral Challenge - Sec. 61.106. APPEAL OR COLLATERAL CHALLENGE. The failure or inability...

Section 61.107. Liability - Sec. 61.107. LIABILITY. The Texas Juvenile Justice Department, a juvenile...

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