(a) The juvenile board in each county shall adopt a plan that:
(1) specifies the qualifications necessary for an attorney to be included on an appointment list from which attorneys are appointed to represent children in proceedings under this title; and
(2) establishes the procedures for:
(A) including attorneys on the appointment list and removing attorneys from the list; and
(B) appointing attorneys from the appointment list to individual cases.
(b) A plan adopted under Subsection (a) must:
(1) to the extent practicable, comply with the requirements of Article 26.04, Code of Criminal Procedure, except that:
(A) the income and assets of the child’s parent or other person responsible for the child’s support must be used in determining whether the child is indigent; and
(B) any alternative plan for appointing counsel is established by the juvenile board in the county; and
(2) recognize the differences in qualifications and experience necessary for appointments to cases in which:
(A) the allegation is:
(i) conduct indicating a need for supervision or delinquent conduct, and commitment to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department is not an authorized disposition; or
(ii) delinquent conduct, and commitment to the department without a determinate sentence is an authorized disposition; or
(B) determinate sentence proceedings have been initiated or proceedings for discretionary transfer to criminal court have been initiated.

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Terms Used In Texas Family Code 51.102

  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011