Texas statute
Tex. Fam. Code § 55.34 — Transportation to and from facility
Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 55: PROCEEDINGS CONCERNING CHILDREN WITH MENTAL ILLNESS OR INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY, Texas Family Code.
Full text of Tex. Fam. Code § 55.34
Statutory text current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Texas.
(a) If the court issues a placement order under Section 55.33 (a)(1) or (2), the court shall order the probation department or sheriff's department to transport the child to the designated facility. (b) On receipt of a report from a facility to which a child has been transported under Subsection (a), the court shall order the probation department or sheriff's department to transport the child from the facility to the court. If the child is not transported to the court before the 11th day after the date of the court's order, an authorized representative of the facility shall transport the child from the facility to the court. (c) The county in which the juvenile court is located shall reimburse the facility for the costs incurred in transporting the child to the juvenile court as required by Subsection (b).
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