Texas Family Code
§ 52.03 — DISPOSITION WITHOUT REFERRAL TO COURT
FA § 52.03Title 3. JUVENILE JUSTICE CODE · Ch. 52. PROCEEDINGS BEFORE AND INCLUDING REFERRAL TO COURT
Statute text
View on source(a)A law-enforcement officer authorized by this title to take a child into custody may dispose of the case of a child taken into custody or accused of a Class C misdemeanor, other than a traffic offense, without referral to juvenile court or charging a child in a court of competent criminal jurisdiction, if:
(1)guidelines for such disposition have been adopted by the juvenile board of the county in which the disposition is made as required by Section 52.032;
(2)the disposition is authorized by the guidelines; and
(3)the officer makes a written report of the officer's disposition to the law-enforcement agency, identifying the child and specifying the grounds for believing that the taking into custody or accusation of criminal conduct was authorized.
(b)No disposition authorized by this section may involve:
(1)keeping the child in law-enforcement custody; or
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Legislative history
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1407 (S.B. 393), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1033 (S.B. 24), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2023.