Sec. 55.58. REFERRAL FOR COMMITMENT PROCEEDINGS FOR MENTAL ILLNESS. (a) If the juvenile court refers the child's case to an appropriate court for the initiation of commitment proceedings under Section 55.56(2), the juvenile court shall:
(1) send all papers relating to the child's mental illness, including the verdict and judgment of the juvenile court finding that the child was not responsible for the child's conduct, to the clerk of the court to which the case is referred;
(2) send to the office of the appropriate county attorney or, if a county attorney is not available, to the office of the district attorney, copies of all papers sent to the clerk of the court under Subdivision (1); and
(3) if the child is in detention:
(A) order the child released from detention to the child's home or another appropriate place;
(B) order the child detained in an appropriate place other than a juvenile detention facility; or
(C) if an appropriate place to release or detain the child as described by Paragraph (A) or (B) is not available, order the child to remain in the juvenile detention facility subject to further detention orders of the court.
(b) The papers sent to a court under Subsection (a)(1) constitute an application for mental health services under Section 574.001, Health and Safety Code.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1477, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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