Sec. 55.57. COMMITMENT PROCEEDINGS IN JUVENILE COURT FOR MENTAL ILLNESS. (a) If the juvenile court initiates commitment proceedings under Section 55.56(1), the prosecuting attorney may file with the juvenile court an application for court-ordered mental health services under Section 574.001, Health and Safety Code. The juvenile court shall:
(1) set a date for a hearing and provide notice as required by Sections 574.005 and 574.006, Health and Safety Code; and
(2) conduct the hearing in accordance with Subchapter C, Chapter 574, Health and Safety Code.
(b) After conducting a hearing under Subsection (a)(2), the juvenile court shall:
(1) if the criteria under Section 574.034 or 574.0345, Health and Safety Code, are satisfied, order temporary mental health services; or
(2) if the criteria under Section 574.035 or 574.0355, Health and Safety Code, are satisfied, order extended mental health services.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1477, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 582 (S.B. 362), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2019.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 3 - Juvenile Justice Code
Chapter 55 - Proceedings Concerning Children With Mental Illness or Intellectual Disability
Section 55.51. Lack of Responsibility for Conduct Determination; Examination
Section 55.52. Proceedings Following Finding of Lack of Responsibility for Conduct
Section 55.53. Transportation to and From Facility
Section 55.54. Information Required to Be Sent to Facility; Report to Court
Section 55.56. Report That Child Has Mental Illness; Initiation of Commitment Proceedings
Section 55.57. Commitment Proceedings in Juvenile Court for Mental Illness
Section 55.58. Referral for Commitment Proceedings for Mental Illness
Section 55.59. Report That Child Has Intellectual Disability; Initiation of Commitment Proceedings
Section 55.60. Commitment Proceedings in Juvenile Court for Children With Intellectual Disability
Section 55.61. Referral for Commitment Proceedings for Children With Intellectual Disability