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Texas Human Resources Code § 243.002

Establishment of Minimum Length of Stay

Admission and Commitment; Escape · Admission and Commitment

(a) The department shall establish a minimum length of stay for each child committed to the department without a determinate sentence.

(b) In establishing a minimum length of stay for a child, the department shall consider:

(1) the nature of and seriousness of the conduct engaged in by the child; and

(2) the danger the child poses to the community.

Official text of the Texas Human Resources Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.

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Legislative history

Transferred, redesignated and amended from Human Resources Code, Subchapter D, Chapter 61 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 653), Sec. 1.007, eff. September 1, 2011.

Sections that refer to this one

§ 244.001§ 245.101