Sec. 262.004. ACCEPTING VOLUNTARY DELIVERY OF POSSESSION OF CHILD. A law enforcement officer or a juvenile probation officer may take possession of a child without a court order on the voluntary delivery of the child by the parent, managing conservator, possessory conservator, guardian, caretaker, or custodian who is presently entitled to possession of the child.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 101, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship
Subtitle E - Protection of the Child
Chapter 262 - Procedures in Suit by Governmental Entity to Protect Health and Safety of Child
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 262.001. Authorized Actions by Governmental Entity
Section 262.0022. Review of Placement; Findings
Section 262.003. Civil Liability
Section 262.004. Accepting Voluntary Delivery of Possession of Child
Section 262.005. Filing Petition After Accepting Voluntary Delivery of Possession of Child
Section 262.006. Living Child After Abortion
Section 262.007. Possession and Delivery of Missing Child
Section 262.008. Abandoned Children
Section 262.009. Temporary Care of Child Taken Into Possession
Section 262.010. Child With Sexually Transmitted Disease
Section 262.011. Placement in Secure Agency Foster Home
Section 262.012. Sealing of Court Records Filed Electronically
Section 262.013. Voluntary Temporary Managing Conservatorship
Section 262.014. Disclosure of Certain Evidence
Section 262.015. Filing Requirement for Petition Regarding More Than One Child