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13th District Court and Navarro County Court at Law — Joint Administrative Order (Juvenile): Remote Detention Hearings Procedures

High confidence· verified September 21, 2026Remote / Zoom HearingsNavarro County Joint Administrative Order (Juvenile) — Remote Detention Hearings Procedures (Tex. Fam. Code sec. 54.012) — TOPICs reg. doc 2143.

Summary

A joint order of the 13th District Court and the Navarro County Court at Law adopted under Texas Family Code section 54.012 to conduct juvenile detention hearings as remote proceedings, governing remote participation, cross-examination, camera and confrontation requirements, and physical evidence.

Applies to

Applies to juvenile detention hearings before the 13th District Court and Navarro County Court at Law. Procedural information only; not legal advice.

Requirement

§ IN THE 13TH DISTRICT COURT & NAVARRO COUNTY COURT AT LAW, NAVARRO COUNTY, TEXAS [File stamp: FILED 2024 DEC 13 PM 12:03, JOSHUA B. TACKETT, DISTRICT CLERK, NAVARRO COUNTY, TX, with a deputy's signature] JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (JUVENILE) - REMOTE DETENTION HEARINGS PROCEDURES I. Plan Adoption In accordance with Texas Family Code 54.012, the 13th District Court and the Navarro County Court at Law adopt the following plan to conduct detention hearings as remote proceedings. Furthermore, other courts conducting juvenile detention hearings may adopt this order Each court may alter or change procedures accordingly. II. Definitions A. Detention hearings have the same meaning, scope, and requirements listed in Section 54.01 of the Texas Family Code. B. Remote Proceeding means a proceeding in which one or more of the participants, including a judge, party, attorney, witness, court reporter, or other individual, attends the proceeding remotely through the use of technology and the Internet, including through teleconferencing or video conferencing. III. Procedures for Detention Hearings Conducted as a Remote Proceeding A. The court may, in its discretion, proceed with remote detention hearings, pursuant to Section 54.01 (a) of the Texas Family Code. Consistent with constitutional requirements, the court may allow or require any party, attorney, witness, or court reporter, and may allow any party or parties, to participate in a detention hearing as a remote proceeding. B. The parties to the detention hearing shall have the opportunity to cross-examine any witnesses called during the hearing. C. The camera of any party or witness who provides testimony must provide an unobstructed view of the party or witness providing testimony. An unobstructed view, for the purposes of this plan, means that the individual can be clearly seen, identified, and heard without any barrier other than a clean camera lens. Consistent with constitutional confrontation requirements, if a party or witness is not on camera, or cannot be clearly seen, the Court will not allow the person to testify or continue to testify unless the witness complies with the requirement of an unobstructed view. D. Presentation and retention of physical evidence during remote proceeding detention hearings will be conducted as follows: a. Any physical evidence offered at a remote proceeding detention hearing must be displayed so that the court, attorneys, parties, and witness can view it simultaneously. b. When digital copies of physical evidence can be prepared, such as audio / video recordings, documents, or images, the digital copies should be emailed to opposing counsel for the parties before the hearing if practicable. Evidence shall not be forwarded to the court or court reporter before the hearing. c. Physical evidence which cannot be rendered in digital form shall be tendered to the court no later than 3 days after the remote proceeding if the party offering the evidence is not present in the court when it is offered. IV. Submission to Office of Court Administration In accordance with Texas Family Code Section 54.012, this plan was submitted to the Texas Office of Court Administration (OCA) on December 13, 2024 by posting on https://www.txcourts.gov/rules-forms/local-rules-forms-and-standing-orders/. Ordered and adopted on the 13th day of December 2024. [signature] James Lagomarsino, District Judge [signature] Amanda Putman, Navarro County Court at Law Judge

Source of truth

§ IN THE 13TH DISTRICT COURT & NAVARRO COUNTY COURT AT LAW, NAVARRO COUNTY, TEXAS [File stamp: FILED 2024 DEC 13 PM 12:03, JOSHUA B. TACKETT, DISTRICT CLERK, NAVARRO COUNTY, TX, with a deputy's signature] JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (JUVENILE) - REMOTE DETENTION HEARINGS PROCEDURES I. Plan Adoption In accordance with Texas Family Code 54.012, the 13th District Court and the Navarro County Court at

Official source: TOPICs — Texas local rules registry (topics.txcourts.gov)
Source health: Healthy · checked September 24, 2026
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Last verified: September 21, 2026benchpath-tx-corpus0920-p12-2026-09-21

Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-06 from the TOPICs custody scan (text layer read). Bound to Navarro County (juvenile). [TRANSCRIBED BY EYE 2026-09-21 (corpus-0920 P12): every page of the registered file (sha256 0e7e276e71b7..., 2 page(s), digital layer that failed the machine checks; text taken from the layer and corrected word by word from the page) read against the rendered file; verbatim, source typos kept, stamps/signatures bracketed; the earlier abstract replaced by the full instrument; confidence high. benchpath-tx-corpus0920-p12-2026-09-21]