Texas Human Resources Code
§ 242.102 — OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
HR § 242.102Title 12. JUVENILE JUSTICE SERVICES AND FACILITIES · Part C. SECURE FACILITIES · Ch. 242. OPERATION OF SECURE FACILITIES · Art. C. ABUSE OR CRIMES COMMITTED AT DEPARTMENT
Statute text
View on source(a)The office of inspector general is established at the department under the direction of the board as a law enforcement agency for the purpose of:
(1)preventing, detecting, and investigating:
(A)crimes committed by department employees, including parole officers employed by or under a contract with the department; and
(B)crimes and delinquent conduct committed at a facility operated by the department, a residential facility operated by another entity under a contract with the department, or any facility in which a child committed to the custody of the department is housed or receives medical or mental health treatment, including:
(i)unauthorized or illegal entry into a department facility;
(ii)the introduction of contraband into a department facility;
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Legislative history
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 93 (S.B. 686), Sec. 2.43, eff. May 18, 2013. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 907 (H.B. 3689), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 2.129, eff. January 1, 2025. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 950 (S.B. 1727), Sec. 39, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 801 (S.B. 1171), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2025.