Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 142.003

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 142.003 - Authority to Contract for Juvenile Probation Services

(a) In a county that does not have a sufficient number of juvenile probation cases to justify a juvenile probation department, the juvenile board or juvenile judge may contract with:

(1) the county adult probation department to provide juvenile probation services; or

(2) surrounding counties to form a multicounty juvenile probation department.

(b) A juvenile board may contract with the Texas Juvenile Justice Department for juvenile probation services.

(c) A juvenile board may contract with another political subdivision of the state or a private vendor for juvenile probation services.

Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 142.003

Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 734,Sec. 124, eff. 9/1/2015.

Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1394, Sec. 8, eff. 9/1/1997.

Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1989.