Texas Family Code 52.025 – Designation of Juvenile Processing Office
(a) The juvenile board may designate an office or a room, which may be located in a police facility or sheriff’s offices, as the juvenile processing office for the temporary detention of a child taken into custody under § 52.01. The office may not be a cell or holding facility used for detentions other than detentions under this section. The juvenile board by written order may prescribe the conditions of the designation and limit the activities that may occur in the office during the temporary detention.
(b) A child may be detained in a juvenile processing office only for:
(1) the return of the child to the custody of a person under § 52.02(a)(1);
(2) the completion of essential forms and records required by the juvenile court or this title;
(3) the photographing and fingerprinting of the child if otherwise authorized at the time of temporary detention by this title;
(4) the issuance of warnings to the child as required or permitted by this title; or
(5) the receipt of a statement by the child under § 51.095(a)(1), (2), (3), or (5).
Terms Used In Texas Family Code 52.025
- 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.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) A child may not be left unattended in a juvenile processing office and is entitled to be accompanied by the child’s parent, guardian, or other custodian or by the child’s attorney.
(d) A child may not be detained in a juvenile processing office for longer than six hours.