Texas Family Code 52.026 – Responsibility for Transporting Juvenile Offenders
(a) It shall be the duty of the law enforcement officer who has taken a child into custody to transport the child to the appropriate detention facility or to the school campus to which the child is assigned as provided by § 52.02(a)(7) if the child is not released to the parent, guardian, or custodian of the child.
(b) If the juvenile detention facility is located outside the county in which the child is taken into custody, it shall be the duty of the law enforcement officer who has taken the child into custody or, if authorized by the commissioners court of the county, the sheriff of that county to transport the child to the appropriate juvenile detention facility unless the child is:
(1) detained in a secure detention facility under § 51.12(j); or
(2) released to the parent, guardian, or custodian of the child.
Terms Used In Texas Family Code 52.026
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
(c) On adoption of an order by the juvenile board and approval of the juvenile board’s order by record vote of the commissioners court, it shall be the duty of the sheriff of the county in which the child is taken into custody to transport the child to and from all scheduled juvenile court proceedings and appearances and other activities ordered by the juvenile court.