(a) A juvenile board or local juvenile probation department may petition the juvenile court that entered the order of commitment for a child for the initiation of mental health commitment proceedings if the child is committed to the custody of the juvenile board or local juvenile probation department under a determinate sentence under Section 54.04011(c)(2), Family Code.
(b) A petition made by a juvenile board or local juvenile probation department shall be treated as a motion under § 55.11, Family Code, and the juvenile court shall proceed in accordance with Subchapter B, Chapter 55, Family Code.

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Terms Used In Texas Human Resources Code 152.00165

  • Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.

(c) A juvenile board or local juvenile probation department shall cooperate with the juvenile court in any proceeding under this section.
(d) The juvenile court shall credit to the term of the child’s commitment to a juvenile board or local juvenile probation department any time the child is committed to an inpatient mental health facility.
(e) A child committed to an inpatient mental health facility as a result of a petition filed under this section may not be released from the facility on a pass or furlough.
(f) If the term of an order committing a child to an inpatient mental health facility is scheduled to expire before the end of the child’s sentence and another order committing the child to an inpatient mental health facility is not scheduled to be entered, the inpatient mental health facility shall notify the juvenile court that entered the order of commitment committing the child to a juvenile board or local juvenile probation department. The juvenile court may transfer the child to the custody of the juvenile board or local juvenile probation department, transfer the child to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, or release the child under supervision, as appropriate.