Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
§ 45A.453 — CHILD TAKEN INTO CUSTODY
CR § 45A.453Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 45A. JUSTICE AND MUNICIPAL COURTS · Art. J. CASES INVOLVING CHILDREN
Statute text
View on source(a)In this article, "child" means a person who is:
(1)at least 10 years of age and younger than 17 years of age; and
(2)charged with or convicted of an offense that a justice or municipal court has jurisdiction of under Article 4.11 or 4.14.
(b)A child may be released to the child's parent, guardian, custodian, or other responsible adult as provided by Section 52.02(a)(1), Family Code, if the child is taken into custody for an offense that a justice or municipal court has jurisdiction of under Article 4.11 or 4.14.
(c)A child described by Subsection (b) must be taken only to a place previously designated by the head of the law enforcement agency with custody of the child as an appropriate place of nonsecure custody for children unless the child:
(1)is released under Section 52.02(a)(1), Family Code; or
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 1.001, eff. January 1, 2025.