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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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HUMAN RESOURCES CODE |
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Title 10. JUVENILE BOARDS, JUVENILE PROBATION DEPARTMENTS, AND FAMILY SERVICES OFFICES |
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Subtitle B. JUVENILE BOARDS AND FAMILY SERVICES OFFICES |
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Chapter 152. JUVENILE BOARDS |
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Subchapter D. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SPECIFIC COUNTIES |
Sec. 152.1292. JEFFERSON COUNTY INSTITUTIONS
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(a) The juvenile board of Jefferson County controls and supervises each county facility used for the detention of juveniles.
(b) The juvenile board by majority vote may adopt any order or regulation necessary to the welfare of juveniles in a county facility. The chief juvenile probation officer shall enter each order or regulation in a book kept for that purpose and shall certify the order or regulation and deliver a copy to each facility superintendent or person in charge of a facility. The superintendent or other person and each juvenile probation officer shall comply with the order or regulation.
(c) The juvenile board may require the superintendent or person in charge of a facility to submit to the board reports containing information required by the board.
(d) The district attorney of Jefferson County shall assign an attorney in the district attorney's office to represent the juvenile board and probation officers in protecting the rights of children in abandonment cases and proceedings.