Tex. Fam. Code § 52.032 · Chapter 52. PROCEEDINGS BEFORE AND INCLUDING REFERRAL TO COURT
INFORMAL DISPOSITION GUIDELINES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The juvenile board of each county, in cooperation with each law enforcement agency in the county, shall adopt guidelines for the disposition of a child under Section 52.03 or 52.031. The guidelines adopted under this section shall not be considered mandatory.
(b) The guidelines adopted under Subsection (a) may not allow for the case of a child to be disposed of under Section 52.03 or 52.031 if there is probable cause to believe that the child engaged in delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision and cause to believe that the child may be the victim of conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 20A.02, Penal Code.
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History
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 48, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 186 (S.B. 92), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2013.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.52.htm
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