Texas Family Code - Section 52.04. Referral To Juvenile Court; Notice To Parents
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§ 52.04. REFERRAL TO JUVENILE COURT; NOTICE TO
PARENTS. (a) The following shall accompany referral of a child or
a child's case to the office or official designated by the juvenile
board or be provided as quickly as possible after referral:
(1) all information in the possession of the person or
agency making the referral pertaining to the identity of the child
and the child's address, the name and address of the child's parent,
guardian, or custodian, the names and addresses of any witnesses,
and the child's present whereabouts;
(2) a complete statement of the circumstances of the
alleged delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for
supervision;
(3) when applicable, a complete statement of the
circumstances of taking the child into custody; and
(4) when referral is by an officer of a
law-enforcement agency, a complete statement of all prior contacts
with the child by officers of that law-enforcement agency.
(b) The office or official designated by the juvenile board
may refer the case to a law-enforcement agency for the purpose of
conducting an investigation to obtain necessary information.
(c) If the office of the prosecuting attorney is designated
by the juvenile court to conduct the preliminary investigation
under Section 53.01, the referring entity shall first transfer the
child's case to the juvenile probation department for statistical
reporting purposes only. On the creation of a statistical record or
file for the case, the probation department shall within three
business days forward the case to the prosecuting attorney for
review under Section 53.01.
(d) On referral of the case of a child who has not been taken
into custody to the office or official designated by the juvenile
board, the office or official designated by the juvenile board
shall promptly give notice of the referral and a statement of the
reason for the referral to the child's parent, guardian, or
custodian.
Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 1460, ch. 544, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1973.
Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1091, § 1, eff. June 19,
1997; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 136, § 1, 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;
Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1297, § 16, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts
2003, 78th Leg., ch. 283, § 11, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Section: 52.0151 52.02 52.025 52.026 52.03 52.031 52.032 52.04 52.041 53.01 53.012 53.013 53.02 53.03 53.035
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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