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TX Fam Code § 52.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 3 - Juvenile Justice Code|Chapter 52 - Proceedings Before and Including Referral to Court|Section 52.011. Duty of Law Enforcement Officer to Notify Probate Court

Sec. 52.011.  DUTY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TO NOTIFY PROBATE COURT.  (a)  In this section, "ward" has the meaning assigned by Section 22.033, Estates Code.(b)  As soon as practicable, but not later than the first working day after the date a law enforcement officer takes a child who is a ward into custody under Section 52.01(a)(2) or (3), the law enforcement officer or other person having custody of the child shall notify the court with jurisdiction over the child's guardianship of the child's detention or arrest.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 313 (S.B. 1096), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Fam Code § 52.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 3 - Juvenile Justice Code|Chapter 52 - Proceedings Before and Including Referral to Court|Section 52.015. Directive to Apprehend

Sec. 52.015.  DIRECTIVE TO APPREHEND.  (a)  On the request of a law-enforcement or probation officer, a juvenile court may issue a directive to apprehend a child if the court finds there is probable cause to take the child into custody under the provisions of this title.(b)  On the issuance of a directive to apprehend, any law-enforcement or probation officer shall take the child into custody.(c)  An order under this section is not subject to appeal.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 262, Sec. 16, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.|
TX Fam Code § 52.0151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 3 - Juvenile Justice Code|Chapter 52 - Proceedings Before and Including Referral to Court|Section 52.0151. Bench Warrant; Attachment of Witness in Custody

Sec. 52.0151.  BENCH WARRANT; ATTACHMENT OF WITNESS IN CUSTODY.  (a)  If a witness is in a placement in the custody of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, a juvenile secure detention facility, or a juvenile secure correctional facility, the court may issue a bench warrant or direct that an attachment issue to require a peace officer or probation officer to secure custody of the person at the placement and produce the person in court.  Once the person is no longer needed as a witness or the period prescribed by Subsection (c) has expired without extension, the court shall order the peace officer or probation officer to return the person to the placement from which the person was released.(b)  The court may order that the person who is the witness be detained in a certified juvenile detention facility if the person is younger than 17 years of age.   If the person is at least 17 years of age, the court may order that the person be detained without bond in an appropriate county facility for the detention of adults accused of criminal offenses.(c)  A witness held in custody under this section may be placed in a certified juvenile detention facility for a period not to exceed 30 days.  The length of placement may be extended in 30-day increments by the court that issued the original bench warrant.  If the placement is not extended, the period under this section expires and the witness may be returned as provided by Subsection (a).|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 949 (H.B. 1575), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1299 (H.B. 2862), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Fam Code § 52.025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 3 - Juvenile Justice Code|Chapter 52 - Proceedings Before and Including Referral to Court|Section 52.025. Designation of Juvenile Processing Office

Sec. 52.025.  DESIGNATION OF JUVENILE PROCESSING OFFICE.  (a)  The juvenile board may designate an office or a room, which may be located in a police facility or sheriff's offices, as the juvenile processing office for the temporary detention of a child taken into custody under Section 52.01. The office may not be a cell or holding facility used for detentions other than detentions under this section.  The juvenile board by written order may prescribe the conditions of the designation and limit the activities that may occur in the office during the temporary detention.(b)  A child may be detained in a juvenile processing office only for:(1)  the return of the child to the custody of a person under Section 52.02(a)(1);(2)  the completion of essential forms and records required by the juvenile court or this title;(3)  the photographing and fingerprinting of the child if otherwise authorized at the time of temporary detention by this title;(4)  the issuance of warnings to the child as required or permitted by this title;  or(5)  the receipt of a statement by the child under Section 51.095(a)(1), (2), (3), or (5).(c)  A child may not be left unattended in a juvenile processing office and is entitled to be accompanied by the child's parent, guardian, or other custodian or by the child's attorney.(d)  A child may not be detained in a juvenile processing office for longer than six hours.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 495, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1086, Sec. 48, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1297, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 52.026 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 3 - Juvenile Justice Code|Chapter 52 - Proceedings Before and Including Referral to Court|Section 52.026. Responsibility for Transporting Juvenile Offenders

Sec. 52.026.  RESPONSIBILITY FOR TRANSPORTING JUVENILE OFFENDERS.  (a)  It shall be the duty of the law enforcement officer who has taken a child into custody to transport the child to the appropriate detention facility or to the school campus to which the child is assigned as provided by Section 52.02(a)(7) if the child is not released to the parent, guardian, or custodian of the child.(b)  If the juvenile detention facility is located outside the county in which the child is taken into custody, it shall be the duty of the law enforcement officer who has taken the child into custody or, if authorized by the commissioners court of the county, the sheriff of that county to transport the child to the appropriate juvenile detention facility unless the child is:(1)  detained in a secure detention facility under Section 51.12(j);  or(2)  released to the parent, guardian, or custodian of the child.(c)  On adoption of an order by the juvenile board and approval of the juvenile board's order by record vote of the commissioners court, it shall be the duty of the sheriff of the county in which the child is taken into custody to transport the child to and from all scheduled juvenile court proceedings and appearances and other activities ordered by the juvenile court.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 411, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1374, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 6.09, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1082, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 286 (H.B. 776), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Fam Code § 52.03 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 3 - Juvenile Justice Code|Chapter 52 - Proceedings Before and Including Referral to Court|Section 52.03. Disposition Without Referral to Court

Sec. 52.03.  DISPOSITION WITHOUT REFERRAL TO COURT.  (a)  A law-enforcement officer authorized by this title to take a child into custody may dispose of the case of a child taken into custody or accused of a Class C misdemeanor, other than a traffic offense, without referral to juvenile court or charging a child in a court of competent criminal jurisdiction, if:(1)  guidelines for such disposition have been adopted by the juvenile board of the county in which the disposition is made as required by Section 52.032;(2)  the disposition is authorized by the guidelines; and(3)  the officer makes a written report of the officer's disposition to the law-enforcement agency, identifying the child and specifying the grounds for believing that the taking into custody or accusation of criminal conduct was authorized.(b)  No disposition authorized by this section may involve:(1)  keeping the child in law-enforcement custody;  or(2)  requiring periodic reporting of the child to a law-enforcement officer, law-enforcement agency, or other agency.(c)  A disposition authorized by this section may involve:(1)  referral of the child to an agency other than the juvenile court;  (2)  a brief conference with the child and his parent, guardian, or custodian;  or(3)  referral of the child and the child's parent, guardian, or custodian for services under Section 264.302.(d)  Statistics indicating the number and kind of dispositions made by a law-enforcement agency under the authority of this section shall be reported at least annually to the office or official designated by the juvenile board, as ordered by the board.|Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 1460, ch. 544, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1973.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 262, Sec. 18, eff. Jan. 1, 1996;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 48, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1297, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 283, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1407 (S.B. 393), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Fam Code § 52.032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 3 - Juvenile Justice Code|Chapter 52 - Proceedings Before and Including Referral to Court|Section 52.032. Informal Disposition Guidelines

Sec. 52.032.  INFORMAL DISPOSITION GUIDELINES.  (a)  The juvenile board of each county, in cooperation with each law enforcement agency in the county, shall adopt guidelines for the disposition of a child under Section 52.03 or 52.031.  The guidelines adopted under this section shall not be considered mandatory.(b)  The guidelines adopted under Subsection (a) may not allow for the case of a child to be disposed of under Section 52.03 or 52.031 if there is probable cause to believe that the child engaged in delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision and cause to believe that the child may be the victim of conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 20A.02, Penal Code.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 48, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 186 (S.B. 92), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Fam Code § 52.04 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 3 - Juvenile Justice Code|Chapter 52 - Proceedings Before and Including Referral to Court|Section 52.04. Referral to Juvenile Court; Notice to Parents

Sec. 52.04.  REFERRAL TO JUVENILE COURT;  NOTICE TO PARENTS.  (a)  The following shall accompany referral of a child or a child's case to the office or official designated by the juvenile board or be provided as quickly as possible after referral:(1)  all information in the possession of the person or agency making the referral pertaining to the identity of the child and the child's address, the name and address of the child's parent, guardian, or custodian, the names and addresses of any witnesses, and the child's present whereabouts;(2)  a complete statement of the circumstances of the alleged delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision;(3)  when applicable, a complete statement of the circumstances of taking the child into custody;  and(4)  when referral is by an officer of a law-enforcement agency, a complete statement of all prior contacts with the child by officers of that law-enforcement agency.(b)  The office or official designated by the juvenile board may refer the case to a law-enforcement agency for the purpose of conducting an investigation to obtain necessary information.(c)  If the office of the prosecuting attorney is designated by the juvenile court to conduct the preliminary investigation under Section 53.01, the referring entity shall first transfer the child's case to the juvenile probation department for statistical reporting purposes only.  On the creation of a statistical record or file for the case, the probation department shall within three business days forward the case to the prosecuting attorney for review under Section 53.01.(d)  On referral of the case of a child who has not been taken into custody to the office or official designated by the juvenile board, the office or official designated by the juvenile board shall promptly give notice of the referral and a statement of the reason for the referral to the child's parent, guardian, or custodian.|Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 1460, ch. 544, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1973.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1091, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 1997;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 136, Sec. 1, 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1297, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 283, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Fam Code § 52.041 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 3 - Juvenile Justice Code|Chapter 52 - Proceedings Before and Including Referral to Court|Section 52.041. Referral of Child to Juvenile Court After Expulsion

Sec. 52.041.  REFERRAL OF CHILD TO JUVENILE COURT AFTER EXPULSION.  (a)  A school district that expels a child shall refer the child to juvenile court in the county in which the child resides.(b)  The board of the school district or a person designated by the board shall deliver a copy of the order expelling the student and any other information required by Section 52.04 on or before the second working day after the date of the expulsion hearing to the authorized officer of the juvenile court.(c)  Within five working days of receipt of an expulsion notice under this section by the office or official designated by the juvenile board, a preliminary investigation and determination shall be conducted as required by Section 53.01.(d)  The office or official designated by the juvenile board shall within two working days notify the school district that expelled the child if:(1)  a determination was made under Section 53.01 that the person referred to juvenile court was not a child within the meaning of this title;(2)  a determination was made that no probable cause existed to believe the child engaged in delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision;(3)  no deferred prosecution or formal court proceedings have been or will be initiated involving the child;(4)  the court or jury finds that the child did not engage in delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision and the case has been dismissed with prejudice;  or(5)  the child was adjudicated but no disposition was or will be ordered by the court.(e)  In any county where a juvenile justice alternative education program is operated, no student shall be expelled without written notification by the board of the school district or its designated agent to the juvenile board's designated representative.  The notification shall be made not later than two business days following the board's determination that the student is to be expelled.  Failure to timely notify the designated representative of the juvenile board shall result in the child's duty to continue attending the school district's educational program, which shall be provided to that child until such time as the notification to the juvenile board's designated representative is properly made.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 262, Sec. 20, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1015, Sec. 16, eff. June 19, 1997;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1297, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 53.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 3 - Juvenile Justice Code|Chapter 53 - Proceedings Prior to Judicial Proceedings|Section 53.011. Services Provided to Certain Children and Families

Sec. 53.011.  SERVICES PROVIDED TO CERTAIN CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Community resource coordination group" has the meaning assigned by Section 531.421, Government Code.(2)  "Local-level interagency staffing group" means a group established under the memorandum of understanding described by Section 531.055, Government Code.(b)  On receipt of a referral under Section 53.01(b-1), a community resource coordination group, a local-level interagency staffing group, or another community juvenile services provider shall evaluate the child's case and make recommendations to the juvenile probation department for appropriate services for the child and the child's family.(c)  The probation officer shall create and coordinate a service plan or system of care for the child or the child's family that incorporates the service recommendations for the child or the child's family provided to the juvenile probation department under Subsection (b).  The child and the child's parent, guardian, or custodian must consent to the services with knowledge that consent is voluntary.(d)  For a child who receives a service plan or system of care under this section, the probation officer may hold the child's case open for not more than three months to monitor adherence to the service plan or system of care. The probation officer may adjust the service plan or system of care as necessary during the monitoring period.  The probation officer may refer the child to the prosecuting attorney if the child fails to successfully participate in required services during that period.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 698 (H.B. 1204), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Fam Code § 53.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 3 - Juvenile Justice Code|Chapter 53 - Proceedings Prior to Judicial Proceedings|Section 53.012. Review by Prosecutor

Sec. 53.012.  REVIEW BY PROSECUTOR.  (a)  The prosecuting attorney shall promptly review the circumstances and allegations of a referral made under Section 53.01 for legal sufficiency and the desirability of prosecution and may file a petition without regard to whether probable cause was found under Section 53.01.(b)  If the prosecuting attorney does not file a petition requesting the adjudication of the child referred to the prosecuting attorney, the prosecuting attorney shall:(1)  terminate all proceedings, if the reason is for lack of probable cause;  or(2)  return the referral to the juvenile probation department for further proceedings.(c)  The juvenile probation department shall promptly refer a child who has been returned to the department under Subsection (b)(2) and who fails or refuses to participate in a program of the department to the prosecuting attorney for review of the child's case and determination of whether to file a petition.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 262, Sec. 22, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.|
TX Fam Code § 53.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 3 - Juvenile Justice Code|Chapter 53 - Proceedings Prior to Judicial Proceedings|Section 53.013. Progressive Sanctions Program

Sec. 53.013.  PROGRESSIVE SANCTIONS PROGRAM.  Each juvenile board may adopt a progressive sanctions program using the model for progressive sanctions in Chapter 59.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 262, Sec. 22, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1086, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Fam Code § 53.035 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 3 - Juvenile Justice Code|Chapter 53 - Proceedings Prior to Judicial Proceedings|Section 53.035. Grand Jury Referral

Sec. 53.035.  GRAND JURY REFERRAL.  (a)  The prosecuting attorney may, before filing a petition under Section 53.04, refer an offense to a grand jury in the county in which the offense is alleged to have been committed.(b)  The grand jury has the same jurisdiction and powers to investigate the facts and circumstances concerning an offense referred to the grand jury under this section as it has to investigate other criminal activity.(c)  If the grand jury votes to take no action on an offense referred to the grand jury under this section, the prosecuting attorney may not file a petition under Section 53.04 concerning the offense unless the same or a successor grand jury approves the filing of the petition.(d)  If the grand jury votes for approval of the prosecution of an offense referred to the grand jury under this section, the prosecuting attorney may file a petition under Section 53.04.(e)  The approval of the prosecution of an offense by a grand jury under this section does not constitute approval of a petition by a grand jury for purposes of Section 53.045.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1477, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Fam Code § 53.04 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 3 - Juvenile Justice Code|Chapter 53 - Proceedings Prior to Judicial Proceedings|Section 53.04. Court Petition; Answer

Sec. 53.04.  COURT PETITION;  ANSWER.  (a)  If the preliminary investigation, required by Section 53.01 of this code results in a determination that further proceedings are authorized and warranted, a petition for an adjudication or transfer hearing of a child alleged to have engaged in delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision may be made as promptly as practicable by a prosecuting attorney who has knowledge of the facts alleged or is informed and believes that they are true.(b)  The proceedings shall be styled "In the matter of ______________."(c)  The petition may be on information and belief.(d)  The petition must state:(1)  with reasonable particularity the time, place, and manner of the acts alleged and the penal law or standard of conduct allegedly violated by the acts;(2)  the name, age, and residence address, if known, of the child who is the subject of the petition;(3)  the names and residence addresses, if known, of the parent, guardian, or custodian of the child and of the child's spouse, if any;  (4)  if the child's parent, guardian, or custodian does not reside or cannot be found in the state, or if their places of residence are unknown, the name and residence address of any known adult relative residing in the county or, if there is none, the name and residence address of the known adult relative residing nearest to the location of the court;  and(5)  if the child is alleged to have engaged in habitual felony conduct, the previous adjudications in which the child was found to have engaged in conduct violating penal laws of the grade of felony.(e)  An oral or written answer to the petition may be made at or before the commencement of the hearing.  If there is no answer, a general denial of the alleged conduct is assumed.|Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 1460, ch. 544, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1973.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 262, Sec. 25, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.|
TX Fam Code § 53.05 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 3 - Juvenile Justice Code|Chapter 53 - Proceedings Prior to Judicial Proceedings|Section 53.05. Time Set for Hearing

Sec. 53.05.  TIME SET FOR HEARING.  (a)  After the petition has been filed, the juvenile court shall set a time for the hearing.(b)  The time set for the hearing shall not be later than 10 working days after the day the petition was filed if:(1)  the child is in detention;  or(2)  the child will be taken into custody under Section 53.06(d) of this code.|Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 1460, ch. 544, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1973.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 262, Sec. 28, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.|