Texas Family Code

§ 261.307 — INFORMATION RELATING TO INVESTIGATION PROCEDURE AND CHILD PLACEMENT RESOURCES

FA § 261.307Title 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Part E. PROTECTION OF THE CHILD · Ch. 261. INVESTIGATION OF REPORT OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT · Art. D. INVESTIGATIONS

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(a)After initiating an investigation of a parent or other person having legal custody of a child, the department shall, upon first contact with the parent or with the alleged perpetrator, provide to the person:

(1)a written summary that:

(A)is brief and easily understood;

(B)is written in a language that the person understands, or if the person is illiterate, is read to the person in a language that the person understands; and

(C)contains the following information:

(i)the department's procedures for conducting an investigation of alleged child abuse or neglect, including:

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Legislative history

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 1.25(a), eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1294 (H.B. 3390), Sec. 4, eff. June 14, 2019. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 381 (H.B. 63), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 391 (H.B. 730), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 204 (H.B. 1620), Sec. 22.001(9), eff. September 1, 2025.