Texas Family Code
§ 51.125 — POST-ADJUDICATION CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
FA § 51.125Title 3. JUVENILE JUSTICE CODE · Ch. 51. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)A post-adjudication secure correctional facility for juvenile offenders may be operated only by:
(1)a governmental unit in this state as defined by Section 101.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code; or
(2)a private entity under a contract with a governmental unit in this state.
(b)In each county, each judge of the juvenile court and a majority of the members of the juvenile board shall personally inspect all public or private juvenile post-adjudication secure correctional facilities that are not operated by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department and that are located in the county at least annually and shall certify in writing to the authorities responsible for operating and giving financial support to the facilities and to the department that the facility or facilities are suitable or unsuitable for the confinement of children. In determining whether a facility is suitable or unsuitable for the confinement of children, the juvenile court judges and juvenile board members shall consider:
(1)current monitoring and inspection reports and any noncompliance citation reports issued by the department, including the report provided under Subsection (c), and the status of any required corrective actions; and
(2)the other factors described under Sections 51.12(c)(2)-(7).
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Legislative history
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 734 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 45, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 950 (S.B. 1727), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2023.