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Terms Used In Texas Human Resources Code 243.006

  • 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.
  • 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

A commitment to the department may not be received in evidence or used in any way in any proceedings in any court except in:
(1) subsequent proceedings under Title 3 of the Family Code against the same child;
(2) imposing sentence in any criminal proceedings against the same person; or
(3) subsequent civil commitment proceedings under Chapter 841, Health and Safety Code, regarding the same person.