84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1549, Chapter 734 Page: 37 of 113
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H.B. No. 1549
1 (1) A child who is taken into custody and required to be
2 detained under Section 53.02(f) may be detained in a county jail or
3 other facility until the child is released under Section 53.02(f)
4 or until a detention hearing is held as required by Section
5 54.01(p), regardless of whether the facility complies with the
6 requirements of this section, if:
7 (1) a certified juvenile detention facility or a
8 secure detention facility described by Subsection (j) is not
9 available in the county in which the child is taken into custody or
10 in an adjacent county;
11 (2) the facility has been designated by the county
12 juvenile board for the county in which the facility is located;
13 (3) the child is separated by sight and sound from
14 adults detained in the same facility through architectural design
15 or time-phasing;
16 (4) the child does not have any contact with
17 management or direct-care staff that has contact with adults
18 detained in the same facility on the same work shift;
19 (5) the county in which the child is taken into custody
20 is not located in a metropolitan statistical area as designated by
21 the United States Bureau of the Census; and
22 (6) each judge of the juvenile court and a majority of
23 the members of the juvenile board of the county in which the child
24 is taken into custody have personally inspected the facility at
25 least annually and have certified in writing to the Texas Juvenile
26 Justice Department [Prob ation Commssion] that the facility
27 complies with the requirements of Subdivisions (3) and (4).37
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1549, Chapter 734, legislative document, June 17, 2015; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth704862/m1/37/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.