Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
HUMAN RESOURCES CODE |
Title 12. JUVENILE JUSTICE SERVICES AND FACILITIES |
Subtitle C. SECURE FACILITIES |
Chapter 243. ADMISSION AND COMMITMENT; ESCAPE |
Subchapter A. ADMISSION AND COMMITMENT |
Sec. 243.002. ESTABLISHMENT OF MINIMUM LENGTH OF STAY
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(a) The department shall establish a minimum length of stay for each child committed to the department without a determinate sentence.
(b) In establishing a minimum length of stay for a child, the department shall consider:
(1) the nature of and seriousness of the conduct engaged in by the child; and
(2) the danger the child poses to the community.
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Human Resources Code, Subchapter D, Chapter 61 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 , Sec. 1.007, eff. September 1, 2011.