Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
§ 45A.506 — YOUTH DIVERSION PLAN
CR § 45A.506Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 45A. JUSTICE AND MUNICIPAL COURTS · Art. K. YOUTH DIVERSION
Statute text
View on source(a)A youth diversion plan is a written plan that describes the types of strategies that will be used to implement youth diversion. A youth diversion plan does not limit the types of diversion strategies that may be imposed under a diversion agreement under Article 45A.508.
(b)Each justice and municipal court shall adopt a youth diversion plan.
(c)A youth diversion plan may be devised for a county or municipality or an individual court within a county or municipality.
(d)In accordance with Chapter 791, Government Code, a local government may enter into an agreement with one or more local governments to create a regional youth diversion plan and collaborate in the implementation of this subchapter.
(e)A youth diversion plan may include an agreement with a service provider to provide services for a diversion strategy.
(f)A youth diversion plan may contain guidelines for disposition or diversion of a child's case by law enforcement. The guidelines are not mandatory.
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 204 (H.B. 1620), Sec. 5.027(a), eff. September 1, 2025.