Texas Statutes
Subchapter A. General Care and Treatment of Children
Section 244.005. Determination of Treatment

Sec. 244.005. DETERMINATION OF TREATMENT. When a child has been committed to the department, the department may:
(1) permit the child liberty under supervision and on conditions the department believes conducive to acceptable behavior;
(2) order the child's confinement under conditions the department believes best designed for the child's welfare and the interests of the public;
(3) order reconfinement or renewed release as often as conditions indicate to be desirable;
(4) revoke or modify any order of the department affecting a child, except an order of final discharge, as often as conditions indicate; or
(5) discharge the child from control when the department is satisfied that discharge will best serve the child's welfare and the protection of the public.
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Human Resources Code, Subchapter E, Chapter 61 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 653), Sec. 1.007, eff. September 1, 2011.

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