Texas Family Code - Section 58.103. Purpose Of System

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§ 58.103. PURPOSE OF SYSTEM.  The purpose of the juvenile 
justice information system is to:
		(1)  provide agencies and personnel within the juvenile 
justice system accurate information relating to children who come 
into contact with the juvenile justice system of this state;
		(2)  provide, where allowed by law, adult criminal 
justice agencies accurate and easily accessible information 
relating to children who come into contact with the juvenile 
justice system;
		(3)  provide an efficient conversion, where 
appropriate, of juvenile records to adult criminal records;
		(4)  improve the quality of data used to conduct impact 
analyses of proposed legislative changes in the juvenile justice 
system;  and
		(5)  improve the ability of interested parties to 
analyze the functioning of the juvenile justice system.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 262, § 53, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.           

Last modified: August 10, 2007