TEXAS FAMILY CODE TITLE 3. JUVENILE JUSTICE CODE CHAPTER 56. APPEAL Sec. 56.01. RIGHT TO APPEAL. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), an appeal from an order of a juvenile court is to a court of appeals and the case may be carried to the Texas Supreme Court...
TEXAS FAMILY CODE TITLE 3. JUVENILE JUSTICE CODE CHAPTER 55. PROCEEDINGS CONCERNING CHILDREN WITH MENTAL ILLNESS OR MENTAL RETARDATION SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 55.01. MEANING OF “HAVING A MENTAL ILLNESS”. For purposes of this chapter, a...
TEXAS FAMILY CODE TITLE 3. JUVENILE JUSTICE CODE CHAPTER 54. JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS Sec. 54.01. DETENTION HEARING. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (p), if the child is not released under Section 53.02, a detention hearing without a jury shall be held promptly,...
TEXAS FAMILY CODE TITLE 3. JUVENILE JUSTICE CODE CHAPTER 53. PROCEEDINGS PRIOR TO JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS Sec. 53.01. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION AND DETERMINATIONS; NOTICE TO PARENTS. (a) On referral of a person believed to be a child or on referral of the...
TEXAS FAMILY CODE TITLE 3. JUVENILE JUSTICE CODE CHAPTER 52. PROCEEDINGS BEFORE AND INCLUDING REFERRAL TO JUVENILE COURT Sec. 52.01. TAKING INTO CUSTODY; ISSUANCE OF WARNING NOTICE. (a) A child may be taken into custody: (1) pursuant to an order of the juvenile...
TEXAS FAMILY CODE TITLE 3. JUVENILE JUSTICE CODE CHAPTER 51. GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 51.01. PURPOSE AND INTERPRETATION. This title shall be construed to effectuate the following public purposes: (1) to provide for the protection of the public and public safety;...
