| 1 | 1 | | By: Gamez H.B. No. 1310 |
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| 4 | 4 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 5 | 5 | | AN ACT |
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| 6 | 6 | | relating to detention orders in a juvenile court proceeding. |
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| 7 | 7 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 8 | 8 | | SECTION 1. Section 54.01(h), Family Code, is amended to |
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| 9 | 9 | | read as follows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | (h) A detention order extends to the conclusion of the |
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| 11 | 11 | | disposition hearing, if there is one, but in no event for more than |
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| 12 | 12 | | 2 [10] working days. Further detention orders may be made following |
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| 13 | 13 | | subsequent detention hearings. The initial detention hearing may |
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| 14 | 14 | | not be waived but subsequent detention hearings may be waived in |
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| 15 | 15 | | accordance with the requirements of Section 51.09. Each subsequent |
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| 16 | 16 | | detention order shall extend for no more than 2 [10] working days, |
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| 17 | 17 | | except that in a county that does not have a certified juvenile |
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| 18 | 18 | | detention facility, as described by Section 51.12(a)(3), each |
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| 19 | 19 | | subsequent detention order shall extend for no more than 10 [15] |
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| 20 | 20 | | working days. |
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| 21 | 21 | | SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to a |
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| 22 | 22 | | juvenile court proceeding that began, on or after the effective |
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| 23 | 23 | | date of this Act. A juvenile court proceeding that began before |
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| 24 | 24 | | that date is governed by the law in effect on the date, and the |
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| 25 | 25 | | former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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| 26 | 26 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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