§ 55.51 Lack of Responsibility for Conduct Determination; Examination
§ 55.52 Proceedings Following Finding of Lack of Responsibility for Conduct
§ 55.53 Transportation to and From Facility
§ 55.54 Information Required to Be Sent to Facility or Alternative Setting; Report to Court
§ 55.55 Report That Child Does Not Have Mental Illness or Intellectual Disability; Hearing On Objection
§ 55.56 Report That Child Has Mental Illness; Initiation of Proceedings for Court-Ordered Mental Health Services
§ 55.59 Report That Child Has Intellectual Disability; Initiation of Proceedings for Court-Ordered Residential Intellectual Disability Services
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Terms Used In Texas Family Code Chapter 55 > Subchapter D - Lack of Responsibility for Conduct as a Result of Mental Illness or Intellectual Disability

  • Affidavit: means a statement in writing of a fact or facts signed by the party making it, sworn to before an officer authorized to administer oaths, and officially certified to by the officer under his seal of office. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, or figures, whether by writing, printing, or other means. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.