Sec. 243.002. ESTABLISHMENT OF MINIMUM LENGTH OF STAY    


Latest version.
  • (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.