Texas Family Code
§ 51.12 — PLACE AND CONDITIONS OF DETENTION
FA § 51.12Title 3. JUVENILE JUSTICE CODE · Ch. 51. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)Except as provided by Subsection (h), a child may be detained only in a:
(1)juvenile processing office in compliance with Section 52.025;
(2)place of nonsecure custody in compliance with Article 45A.453, Code of Criminal Procedure;
(3)certified juvenile detention facility that complies with the requirements of Subsection (f);
(4)secure detention facility as provided by Subsection (j);
(5)county jail or other facility as provided by Subsection (l); or
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Legislative history
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 263 (S.B. 103), Sec. 5, eff. June 8, 2007. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1087 (S.B. 1209), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1299 (H.B. 2862), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 734 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 44, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 2.048, eff. January 1, 2025. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 950 (S.B. 1727), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2023.