Texas Family Code

§ 51.102 — APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL PLAN

FA § 51.102Title 3. JUVENILE JUSTICE CODE · Ch. 51. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Statute text

(a)The juvenile board in each county shall adopt a plan that:

(1)specifies the qualifications necessary for an attorney to be included on an appointment list from which attorneys are appointed to represent children in proceedings under this title; and

(2)establishes the procedures for:

(A)including attorneys on the appointment list and removing attorneys from the list; and

(B)appointing attorneys from the appointment list to individual cases.

(b)A plan adopted under Subsection (a) must:

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Legislative history

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 734 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 43, eff. September 1, 2015.