Texas Family Code

§ 58.0021 — FINGERPRINTS OR PHOTOGRAPHS FOR COMPARISON IN INVESTIGATION

FA § 58.0021Title 3. JUVENILE JUSTICE CODE · Ch. 58. RECORDS; JUVENILE JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEM · Art. A. CREATION AND CONFIDENTIALITY OF JUVENILE RECORDS

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(a)A law enforcement officer may take temporary custody of a child to take the child's fingerprints if:

(1)the officer has probable cause to believe that the child has engaged in delinquent conduct;

(2)the officer has investigated that conduct and has found other fingerprints during the investigation; and

(3)the officer has probable cause to believe that the child's fingerprints will match the other fingerprints.

(b)A law enforcement officer may take temporary custody of a child to take the child's photograph, or may obtain a photograph of a child from a juvenile probation department in possession of a photograph of the child, if:

(1)the officer has probable cause to believe that the child has engaged in delinquent conduct; and

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Legislative history

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 746 (S.B. 1304), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2017.