Texas Family Code - Section 52.0151. Bench Warrant; Attachment Of Witness In Custody
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§ 52.0151. BENCH WARRANT; ATTACHMENT OF WITNESS IN
CUSTODY. (a) If a witness is in a placement in the custody of the
Texas Youth Commission, a juvenile secure detention facility, or a
juvenile secure correctional facility, the court may issue a bench
warrant or direct that an attachment issue to require a peace
officer or probation officer to secure custody of the person at the
placement and produce the person in court. Once the person is no
longer needed as a witness, the court shall order the peace officer
or probation officer to return the person to the placement from
which the person was released.
(b) The court may order that the person who is the witness be
detained in a certified juvenile detention facility if the person
is younger than 17 years of age. If the person is at least 17 years
of age, the court may order that the person be detained without bond
in an appropriate county facility for the detention of adults
accused of criminal offenses.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 949, § 10, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
Section: 51.17 51.18 51.19 51.20 51.21 52.01 52.015 52.0151 52.02 52.025 52.026 52.03 52.031 52.032 52.04
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