Texas Family Code - Section 59.009. Sanction Level Six

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§ 59.009. SANCTION LEVEL SIX.  (a) For a child at sanction 
level six, the juvenile court may commit the child to the custody of 
the Texas Youth Commission.  The commission may:
		(1)  require the child to participate in a highly 
structured residential program that emphasizes discipline, 
accountability, fitness, training, and productive work for not less 
than nine months or more than 24 months unless the commission 
extends the period and the reason for an extension is documented;
		(2)  require the child to make restitution to the 
victim of the child's conduct or perform community service 
restitution appropriate to the nature and degree of the harm caused 
and according to the child's ability, if there is a victim of the 
child's conduct;
		(3)  require the child and the child's parents or 
guardians to participate in programs and services for their 
particular needs and circumstances;  and
		(4)  if appropriate, impose additional sanctions.                             
	(b)  On release of the child under supervision, the Texas 
Youth Commission parole programs may:
		(1)  impose highly structured restrictions on the 
child's activities and requirements for behavior of the child as 
conditions of release under supervision;
		(2)  require a parole officer to closely monitor the 
child for not less than six months;  and
		(3)  if appropriate, impose any other conditions of 
supervision.            
	(c)  The Texas Youth Commission may discharge the child from 
the commission's custody on the date the provisions of this section 
are met or on the child's 19th birthday, whichever is earlier.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 262, § 53, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.  
Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1086, § 28, eff. Sept. 1, 
1997.

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