HUMAN RESOURCES CODE
CHAPTER 152. JUVENILE BOARDS
SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 152.0001. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER. (a) This
subchapter applies to each juvenile board created under this
chapter. If a provision of this subchapter conflicts with a
specific provision for a particular juvenile board, the specific
provision controls.
(b) A statement in this chapter that a general provision of
this subchapter does not apply to a specific juvenile board does not
affect the application of other laws on the same subject that may
affect the board.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0002. BOARD MEETINGS. The juvenile board shall
hold regular quarterly meetings on dates set by the board and
special meetings at the call of the chairman.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0003. COMPENSATION. The compensation authorized
under this chapter for a judge serving on a juvenile board is in
addition to all other compensation provided or allowed by law for a
judge.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0004. GENERAL EXPENSES. The commissioners court
shall pay the salaries of juvenile probation personnel and other
expenses certified as necessary by the juvenile board chairman from
the general funds of the county.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0005. EXPENSES OF BOARD MEMBERS AND JUVENILE
COURT. (a) The commissioners court shall reimburse a juvenile
board member for the member's reasonable and necessary job-related
expenses. Reimbursable expenses include travel, lodging,
training, and educational activities.
(b) The commissioners court shall reimburse each juvenile
court judge for the judge's actual and necessary expenses incurred
in attending seminars and other educational or instructional
meetings relating to juvenile matters.
(c) All expenses are paid from the general fund or any other
fund of the county.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0006. FISCAL OFFICER. The juvenile board shall
designate a person as the board's fiscal officer.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0007. DUTIES. (a) The juvenile board shall:
(1) establish a juvenile probation department and
employ a chief probation officer who meets the standards set by the
Texas Juvenile Probation Commission; and
(2) adopt a budget and establish policies, including
financial policies, for juvenile services within the jurisdiction
of the board.
(b) The board may establish guidelines for the initial
assessment of a child by the juvenile probation department. The
guidelines shall provide a means for assessing a child's mental
health status, family background, and level of education. The
guidelines shall assist the probation department in determining
whether a comprehensive psychological evaluation of the child
should be conducted. The board shall require that probation
department personnel use assessment information compiled by the
child's school, if the information is available, before conducting
a comprehensive psychological evaluation of the child. The board
may adopt all or part of the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission's
minimum standards for assessment under Section 141.042 in complying
with this subsection.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 262, § 73, eff. Jan. 1,
1996; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1297, § 64, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
§ 152.0008. PERSONNEL. (a) The chief juvenile
probation officer may, within the budget adopted by the board,
employ:
(1) assistant officers who meet the standards set by
the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission; and
(2) other necessary personnel.
(b) Juvenile probation officers serve at the pleasure of the
appointing authority.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1297, § 65, eff. Sept. 1,
2001.
§ 152.0009. TRANSPORTATION. (a) This section applies
only in a county with a population of 190,000 or less.
(b) The commissioners court may provide each juvenile
probation officer with an automobile for use on official business
and provide an allowance for operating the automobile.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0010. ADVISORY COUNCIL. (a) A juvenile board
may appoint an advisory council consisting of the number of citizen
members determined appropriate by the board. To the extent
available in the county, the advisory council may include:
(1) a prosecuting attorney as defined by Section
51.02, Family Code;
(2) a mental health professional;
(3) a medical health professional; and
(4) a representative of the education community.
(b) Council members serve terms as specified by the board.
(c) The juvenile board shall fill any vacancies on the
advisory council.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 262, § 74, eff. Jan. 1,
1996; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1297, § 66, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
§ 152.0011. LOCAL YOUTH BOOT CAMPS; CONTRACTS WITH
PRIVATE VENDORS. (a) The juvenile board or local probation
department may establish a youth boot camp and employ necessary
personnel to operate the camp.
(b) The juvenile board or local probation department may
contract with a private vendor for the financing, construction,
operation, maintenance, or management of a youth boot camp in the
same manner as the state. The juvenile board may not award a
contract under this subsection unless the board requests proposals
and receives a proposal that meets or exceeds, in addition to
requirements specified in the request for proposals, the
requirements specified in Section 141.0434.
(c) A juvenile board youth boot camp must offer a program
that complies with the requirements of the youth boot camps set
forth in Section 141.0432.
(d) If a juvenile board or its designee determines that a
child is not complying with the rules of conduct promulgated by the
commission or is medically or psychologically unsuitable for the
program, the board shall terminate the child's participation in the
program and request the sentencing court to reassume custody of the
child.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 262, § 75, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.
§ 152.0012. BUDGET. The juvenile board shall prepare a
budget for the juvenile probation department and the other
facilities and programs under the jurisdiction of the juvenile
board. The commissioners court shall review and consider only the
amount of county funds derived from county taxes, fees, and other
county sources in the budget. The commissioners court may not
review any part of the budget derived from state funds.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 262, § 76, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.
§ 152.0013. IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY. (a) A member of a
juvenile board is not liable for damages arising from an act or
omission committed while performing duties as a board member.
(b) This section does not apply if the act or omission is:
(1) reckless or intentional;
(2) done wilfully, wantonly, or with gross negligence;
or
(3) done with conscious indifference or reckless
disregard for the safety of others.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1297, § 67, eff. Sept. 1,
2001.
§ 152.0014. INDEMNIFICATION BY STATE. The state shall
indemnify a juvenile board member in the same manner and under the
same conditions that it indemnifies an officer of a state agency
under Chapter 104, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 709, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Renumbered from V.T.C.A., Human Resources Code § 152.013 by Acts
2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, § 2(101), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
SUBCHAPTER B. CREATION OF JUVENILE BOARD IN CERTAIN COUNTIES
§ 152.0031. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter
does not apply to a county that is served by a juvenile board
created under Subchapter C or D.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0032. COMPOSITION OF JUVENILE BOARD. The
juvenile board is composed of the county judge, the district judges
in the county, and the judges of any statutory courts designated as
a juvenile court in the county.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0033. CHAIRMAN. The juvenile board shall select
one of its members to act as chairman.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0034. COMPENSATION OF BOARD
MEMBERS. (a) Service on a juvenile board by a judge is an
additional duty of office.
(b) The commissioners court may reasonably compensate each
member of the juvenile board for the member's additional duties.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0035. EXPENSES OF BOARD MEMBERS. The county shall
reimburse a juvenile board member for the member's actual and
necessary expenses incurred in performing official duties on the
board.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0036. JOINT OPERATION. (a) The juvenile boards
of two or more counties that are adjacent to or in close proximity
to each other may agree to operate together.
(b) Juvenile boards operating together may appoint one
fiscal officer to receive and disburse funds for the boards.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0037. FUNDS. (a) The board may accept state aid
and grants or gifts from other political subdivisions of the state
or associations for the sole purpose of financing adequate and
effective probation programs.
(b) A municipality may grant and allocate money to the
county government or to the juvenile board to support and maintain
juvenile programs if the municipality's governing body approves the
expenditure.
(c) Funds received under this section shall be administered
and kept separately from other county funds.
(d) This subchapter does not prohibit a program of local
enrichment of juvenile services funded by any source.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0038. SALARIES AND EXPENSES. (a) The juvenile
board shall pay the salaries of juvenile probation department
personnel and other expenses required to provide adequate services
to children from the juvenile board fund to the extent of the state
aid received in the fund.
(b) The county shall pay other salaries and expenses
essential to provide adequate services to children in an amount set
by the juvenile board with the advice and consent of the county
commissioners court.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0039. TRANSPORTATION. The juvenile board shall
provide the juvenile probation officers with transportation or an
automobile allowance for use of a personal automobile on official
business.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0040. APPLICATION OF GENERAL JUVENILE BOARD
PROVISIONS. Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, and 152.0009
do not apply to a juvenile board operating under this subchapter.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
SUBCHAPTER C. COUNTY JUVENILE BOARD IN COUNTIES WITH A FAMILY
DISTRICT COURT
§ 152.0051. COMPOSITION OF JUVENILE BOARD. The
juvenile board of a county that has a family district court is
composed of:
(1) the county judge;
(2) the judge of each family district court;
(3) the judge of each other district court in the
county; and
(4) the judge of each other court in the county that
has jurisdiction over juvenile matters.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0052. CHAIRMAN. The members of the juvenile board
shall select a family district court judge to serve as chairman of
the board unless the county has only one family district court
judge.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0053. COMPENSATION. The commissioners court may
compensate each juvenile board member for the member's duties
performed on the juvenile board.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0054. PROVISION OF PHYSICAL FACILITIES. The
commissioners court shall provide the physical facilities
necessary to operate the juvenile board on the board's
recommendation.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0055. EFFECT ON CERTAIN JUVENILE BOARDS. This
subchapter does not affect the composition or organization of a
juvenile board existing on September 1, 1977.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
SUBCHAPTER D. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SPECIFIC COUNTIES
§ 152.0071. ANDERSON COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board
of Anderson County is composed of the county judge, the district
judges in Anderson County, and the criminal district attorney of
Anderson County. The commissioners court by order may add to the
board the judge of the county court at law in Anderson County.
(b) The judge of the juvenile court is the chairman of the
board and its chief administrative officer.
(c) The commissioners court shall pay the juvenile board
members additional compensation set by the commissioners court at
not less than $50 nor more than $250 a month for the added duties
imposed on the members.
(d) The commissioners court shall pay the additional
compensation and expenses of the juvenile probation officer from
the general fund or any other available fund of the county.
(e) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006,
152.0007, and 152.0008(a) do not apply to the juvenile board of
Anderson County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0081. ANDREWS COUNTY. (a) The Andrews County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge, the district judges
in Andrews County, and the county attorney of Andrews County.
(b) The judge of the juvenile court is the chairman of the
board and its chief administrative officer.
(c) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board
chairman additional compensation of $1,200 for the added duties
imposed on the chairman. The commissioners court may pay the other
members of the board additional compensation of not more than
$1,200. The additional compensation shall be paid in equal monthly
installments from the general fund or any other fund of the county.
(d) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006,
152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Andrews
County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0091. ANGELINA COUNTY. (a) The Angelina County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge, the judges of the
statutory county courts, and the district judges in Angelina
County.
(b) The juvenile court judge is the chairman of the board
and its chief administrative officer.
(c) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board
members additional annual compensation in an amount determined by
the commissioners court for the added duties imposed on the
members. The combined yearly salary from state and county sources
received by each judge may not exceed an amount equal to $1,000 less
than the combined yearly salary from state and county sources
received by each justice of the court of appeals of the court of
appeals district in which Angelina County is located. The
additional compensation is paid in equal monthly installments from
the general fund or any other available fund of the county.
(d) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006,
152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of
Angelina County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0101. ARANSAS COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Aransas County is composed of the county judge, the district judges
in Aransas County, and the judge of the county court at law.
(b) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board
members additional annual compensation in an amount set by the
commissioners court for the added duties imposed on the members.
The additional compensation may not be lower than the amount paid to
the judges on September 1, 1981.
(c) The additional compensation shall be paid in equal
monthly installments from the general fund of the county.
(d) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006,
152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Aransas
County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 998, § 2, eff. Sept. 1,
2003.
§ 152.0131. ATASCOSA COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board
of Atascosa County is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Atascosa County.
(b) The commissioners court shall pay the juvenile board
members additional annual compensation set by the commissioners
court at not less than $1,200 nor more than $4,800 for the added
duties imposed on the members. The additional compensation shall
be paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the
county.
(c) Sections 152.0002, 152.0003, 152.0004, 152.0005,
152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board
of Atascosa County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0141. AUSTIN COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Austin County is composed of the county judge, the judges of the
statutory county courts, and a judge of a district court in Austin
County as determined by the commissioners court.
(b) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board
members additional annual compensation of not more than $1,200 for
the added duties imposed on the members. The additional
compensation shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the
general fund or any other available fund of the county.
(c) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006,
152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Austin
County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0151. BAILEY COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Bailey and Parmer counties is composed of the county judge, the
district judges in the counties, and the judge of each statutory
court designated as a juvenile court in the counties.
(b) The juvenile board shall elect one of its members as
chairman.
(c) The commissioners courts of the counties shall pay the
members of the juvenile board an annual salary set by the
commissioners court at not more than $1,800, payable in equal
monthly installments from the general fund of the counties. The
counties shall apportion and pay the salary according to the ratio
used to pay the expenses of the 287th Judicial District.
(d) The counties shall apportion and pay the juvenile board
costs, other than the judges' salaries, according to the ratio used
to pay the expenses of the 287th Judicial District, unless the
counties agree to use a different method of allocating costs.
(e) The chief juvenile probation officer may set the
salaries and allowances of juvenile probation personnel with the
approval of the board.
(f) Section 152.0005(b) does not apply to the juvenile board
in Bailey and Parmer counties.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0161. BANDERA COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Bandera County is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Bandera County.
(b) The commissioners court shall pay the juvenile board
members additional annual compensation set by the commissioners
court at not less than $600 nor more than $1,200, payable in equal
monthly installments from the general fund of the county.
(c) Sections 152.0002, 152.0003, 152.0004, 152.0005,
152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board
of Bandera County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0181. BAYLOR COUNTY. (a) Baylor County is
included in the 50th Judicial District Juvenile Board. The
juvenile board is composed of the judge of the 50th Judicial
District and the county judge of each county in the judicial
district. The juvenile court judge may designate two public
members to serve on the board without compensation and for a period
determined by the juvenile court judge.
(b) The juvenile board shall elect one of its members as
chairman at the beginning of each calendar year.
(c) The commissioners courts of the counties shall pay the
judges who are members of the juvenile board additional annual
compensation of not more than $6,000 for the added duties imposed on
the members. The additional compensation shall be paid in equal
monthly installments from the general fund of the counties.
(d) If approved by the juvenile board, the commissioners
court shall reimburse the juvenile court judge for the judge's
actual and necessary expenses incurred in attending seminars and
other educational or instructional meetings related to juvenile
problems. The counties shall prorate the expenses allowed for the
members of the juvenile board and for the juvenile court judge.
(e) The commissioners courts shall provide the necessary
funds to pay the salaries of the juvenile probation personnel in the
amount set by the juvenile board.
(f) The commissioners court shall pay the expenses of the
juvenile probation officers that are certified as necessary by the
juvenile board chairman from the general fund and in the amount set
by the juvenile board.
(g) Sections 152.0004 and 152.0005(b) do not apply to the
50th Judicial District Juvenile Board.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0191. BEE COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of Bee
County is composed of the county judge and the district judges in
Bee County.
(b) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board
members additional annual compensation in an amount set by the
commissioners court for the added duties imposed on the members.
The additional compensation may not be lower than the amount paid to
the judges on September 1, 1981.
(c) The salary shall be paid in equal monthly installments
from the general fund of the county.
(d) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006,
152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Bee
County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0201. BELL COUNTY. (a) The Bell County Juvenile
Board is composed of the county judge, the district judges in Bell
County, and the judge of each county court at law in the county.
(b) The county judge is the chairman of the board and its
chief administrative officer.
(c) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board
members an annual salary in an amount set by the commissioners court
as compensation for the added duties imposed on the members. The
salary shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the general
fund of the county.
(d) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006,
152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Bell
County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1149, § 1, eff. Aug. 30,
1999.
§ 152.0211. BEXAR COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Bexar County is composed of the county judge and the district judges
in Bexar County.
(b) The commissioners court shall pay the county judge
additional annual compensation of $4,500. The county commissioners
court shall pay the district judges on the board an additional
annual salary of $1,500. The additional compensation paid to the
county and district judges shall be paid in equal monthly
installments from the general fund of the county.
(c) The juvenile board shall hold meetings at least once
every three months in accordance with board rules.
(d) The board shall keep records as required by law and
board rules.
(e) A juvenile probation officer shall take the oath of
office when appointed and the oath and the fact of the appointment
shall be filed with the county clerk.
(f) The commissioners court shall provide the juvenile
probation officers with:
(1) automobiles and their maintenance and operation
expenses for use in official duties; or
(2) an automobile allowance for the use of a personal
automobile on official business in the amount determined to be
necessary by the commissioners court.
(g) The commissioners court shall provide the necessary
funds to pay the salaries and expenses of the juvenile probation
personnel.
(h) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006,
152.0007, and 152.0008(a) do not apply to the juvenile board of
Bexar County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0212. BEXAR COUNTY INSTITUTIONS. (a) The
juvenile board of Bexar County shall appoint a person to supervise
the county facilities under the jurisdiction of the juvenile board.
The supervisor may be the county probation officer. The supervisor
shall direct the policies and conduct of each institution.
(b) The juvenile board shall also appoint the head of each
facility. The facility head may hire employees that the juvenile
board determines are necessary.
(c) The facilities supervisor or employees under the
supervisor's control shall supervise each child committed to a
county institution until the child becomes of age. The supervisor
or employees shall submit periodic reports to the juvenile board as
required for the board's approval or action.
(d) The commissioners court shall provide the necessary
funds to operate each institution.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0213. COLLECTION AND DISBURSEMENT OF SUPPORT
PAYMENTS IN BEXAR COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of Bexar County
may designate the district clerk or the juvenile probation officer
to collect and disburse court-ordered child or spousal support
payments that are required by court order to be made to the county.
The person designated to receive the payments shall disburse the
payments in the manner the court believes to be in the best interest
of the spouse or child.
(b) If the juvenile board designates the juvenile probation
officer to receive the payments, the officer shall work in the court
as an officer of the court. The officer shall obtain a surety bond
in an amount determined by the commissioners court from a solvent
surety company authorized to make the bonds in this state and
approved by the commissioners court. The bond shall be conditioned
on the faithful performance of the officer's duties and on the
proper accounting of the money entrusted to the officer. The county
shall pay the premium for the bond from the general fund of the
county.
(c) The juvenile officer shall keep an accurate and complete
record of money received and disbursed under this section. The
record is open for public inspection. The county auditor shall
inspect and examine the records and audit the accounts quarterly.
The auditor shall report the results of the audit to the juvenile
board and include any recommendations the auditor may have.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0221. BLANCO COUNTY. (a) The Blanco County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Blanco County.
(b) The juvenile court judge is the chairman of the board
and its chief administrative officer.
(c) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board
members an annual salary set by the commissioners court at not more
than $1,200 as compensation for the added duties imposed on the
members. The salary shall be paid in equal monthly installments
from the general fund of the county.
(d) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006,
152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Blanco
County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0231. BORDEN COUNTY. (a) Borden County is
included in the 132nd Judicial District Juvenile Board. The
juvenile board is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Borden and Scurry counties.
(b) The juvenile board shall elect one of its members as
chairman.
(c) The commissioners courts of the counties shall pay the
members of the juvenile board annual supplemental compensation of
$2,400 from the general fund or any other available fund of the
counties.
(d) The juvenile board shall hold regular meetings on dates
set by the board and special meetings at the call of the chairman.
(e) The commissioners courts may reimburse a juvenile board
member for the member's reasonable and necessary job-related
expenses. Reimbursable expenses include travel, lodging,
training, and educational activities.
(f) The juvenile board shall pay the salaries of juvenile
probation personnel and other expenses the chairman certifies as
essential to provide services to children from the juvenile board
fund to the extent of the state aid received in the fund.
(g) The juvenile board shall designate the treasurer or
auditor of Borden County or Scurry County to serve as the board's
fiscal officer.
(h) The juvenile board shall appoint an advisory council
composed of one person from each county.
(i) Sections 152.0002, 152.0003, 152.0004, 152.0005(a) and
(b), 152.0006, and 152.0008(a) do not apply to the 132nd Judicial
District Juvenile Board.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0241. BOSQUE COUNTY. (a) Bosque County is
included in the Bosque, Comanche, and Hamilton counties juvenile
board. The juvenile board is composed of:
(1) the county judge in Bosque County;
(2) the county judge in Comanche County;
(3) the county judge in Hamilton County; and
(4) the 220th Judicial District judge.
(b) The 220th Judicial District judge is the chairman of the
board and its chief administrative officer.
(c) The commissioners court of Bosque County shall pay the
county judge in Bosque County and the 220th Judicial District judge
additional annual compensation set by the commissioners court at
not less than the amount paid to a board member under this section
on October 1, 1998. The additional compensation shall be paid in
equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county.
(d) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0006, 152.0007, and
152.0008(a) do not apply to the juvenile board of Bosque County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 336, § 1, eff. May 29, 1999.
§ 152.0251. BOWIE COUNTY. (a) The Bowie County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge, the district
judges, and the judge of each statutory county court in Bowie
County.
(b) The juvenile court judge is the chairman of the board
and its chief administrative officer.
(c) The county commissioners court may pay the juvenile
board members additional annual compensation set by the
commissioners court at not less than $1,200. The additional
compensation is for the added duties imposed on the members and
shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund of
the county.
(d) The chairman shall certify all claims for expenses of
the juvenile probation officer as necessary in the performance of
the officer's duties. The commissioners court shall provide the
funds necessary to pay the salaries and expenses of the juvenile
probation officer.
(e) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006,
152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the Bowie County Juvenile
Board.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Renumbered from § 152.0252 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 592, §
2(c), eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 429,
§ 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
§ 152.0261. BRAZORIA COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board
of Brazoria County is composed of the county judge, the district
judges in Brazoria County, and the judge of each county court at
law.
(b) The commissioners court shall pay the board members
annual additional compensation in an amount set by the
commissioners court. The additional compensation shall be paid in
equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county.
(c) Sections 152.0002, 152.0003, 152.0004, 152.0005,
152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board
of Brazoria County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0262. COMPENSATION OF JUVENILE JUDGE IN BRAZORIA
COUNTY. (a) The Commissioners Court of Brazoria County may pay
the juvenile judge additional annual compensation of not more than
$1,500 for serving as the judge of the juvenile court.
(b) The compensation is in addition to all other
compensation paid or authorized to be paid to the judge who serves
as the juvenile judge.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0263. BRAZORIA COUNTY CHILD SUPPORT
OFFICE. (a) The judges of the district courts in Brazoria County
may establish a child support office in the county juvenile office
to collect and disburse child support payments that are required by
court order to be made to the office. The office shall disburse the
payments in the manner the court believes to be in the best interest
of the parties in the case.
(b) The judges of the district courts in a county served by
an office may appoint an administrator and other assistants to
serve two-year terms. The administrator shall obtain a surety bond
in an amount determined by the county auditor from a solvent surety
company authorized to make the bonds in this state and approved by
the county auditor. The bond shall be conditioned on the faithful
performance of the administrator's duties and on the proper
accounting of the money entrusted to the administrator. The county
shall pay the premium for the bond from the general fund of the
county, the child support fund, or any other available fund.
(c) The judges shall determine the duties of the
administrator and assistants and set their salaries. The salaries
are payable in equal monthly installments from the general fund of
the county, the child support fund, or any other available fund.
The judges must approve a claim for expenses made by the
administrator or an assistant or a claim for administrative
expenses in operating the child support office, including a claim
for payment of equipment and supplies.
(d) The office shall keep an accurate and complete record of
money received and disbursed under this section. The record is open
for public inspection. The county auditor or other authorized
county officer or employee shall inspect and examine the records
and audit the accounts quarterly. The auditor shall report the
results of the audit to the judges and include any recommendations
the auditor may have.
(e) The child support office may serve one or more of Fort
Bend, Matagorda, and Wharton counties. If a child support office
serves more than one county, the judges of the district courts in
the counties shall determine the location of the office. The
officers and employees of the county in which the office is located
shall perform the duties prescribed by this section. The counties
shall pay the salaries, bond premium, and other expenses in
accordance with the ratio that the population of each county bears
to the total population of all of the counties served by the office.
(f) The commissioners courts shall pay the district court
judges $75 a month for performing the duties prescribed by this
section. The compensation shall be paid from the general fund of
the county and is in addition to any other compensation the judges
receive.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0264. BRAZORIA COUNTY CHILD SUPPORT SERVICE
FEE. (a) The Brazoria County child support office shall assess a
monthly fee of not more than $10 for collecting and disbursing child
support payments that are required by court order to be made to the
office. The fee is payable annually and in advance.
(b) The payor of the support shall pay the fee unless the
payor is a member of the armed services and the monthly child
support payments exceed the amount the court orders the person to
pay, in which case the payee shall pay the service fee for as long as
the payor is a member of the armed services and the support payments
exceed the amount the court orders the person to pay.
(c) The first fee payment is due on the date that the payor
is ordered to begin the child support payments. If the payee must
pay the fee, the first fee payment is due on the date that the payee
receives the original support payment. Subsequent annual fees are
due on the anniversary of the date of the original fee payment.
(d) A person who refuses or fails to pay the fee on the date
due or in the amount ordered is subject to an action for contempt of
court.
(e) Fees collected under this section shall be paid to the
county treasurer on the last day of each calendar month. The county
treasurer shall deposit the fees to the credit of the child support
fund. The judges of the district courts in a county served by the
office shall administer the fund, with the approval of the
commissioners court, to assist in paying the salaries and expenses
of the child support office.
(f) An accurate and complete record of money received under
this section shall be kept. The county auditor or other authorized
person shall audit the child support fund regularly. An annual
report of the receipts and expenditures of the fund shall be made to
the commissioners court.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, § 12.04(a), eff. Aug.
26, 1991.
§ 152.0271. BRAZOS COUNTY. (a) The Brazos County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge, the district judges
in Brazos County, the judge of each county court at law, and one
public member appointed by the judges.
(b) The public member serves a two-year term.
(c) The county judge is the chairman of the board.
(d) The commissioners court shall pay the judges on the
juvenile board an annual salary set by the commissioners court at
not less than $600 nor more than $1,200. The commissioners court
shall pay the public member of the board an annual salary set by the
commissioners court at not more than $600. The salaries shall be
paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund or any
other fund of the county.
(e) The chief juvenile probation officer may set the
salaries and allowances of juvenile probation personnel with the
approval of the board.
(f) Section 152.0005(b) does not apply to the juvenile board
of Brazos County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 514, § 1, eff. June 15,
1991.
§ 152.0281. BREWSTER COUNTY. (a) The Brewster County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Brewster County.
(b) The juvenile court judge is the chairman of the board
and its chief administrative officer.
(c) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board
members an annual salary set by the commissioners court at not less
than $1,200 nor more than $3,600 as compensation for the added
duties imposed on the members. The salary shall be paid in equal
monthly installments from the general fund of the county.
(d) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006,
152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of
Brewster County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0291. BRISCOE COUNTY. (a) Briscoe County is
included in the 110th Judicial District Juvenile Board. The
juvenile board is composed of the county judges, the district
judges in Briscoe, Dickens, Floyd, and Motley counties and the
judge of any juvenile court in the counties.
(b) The juvenile board shall elect one of its members as
chairman.
(c) The juvenile board shall hold regular meetings on dates
set by the board and special meetings at the call of the chairman.
(d) The members of the juvenile board do not receive
compensation for serving on the board. The commissioners courts
may reimburse a juvenile board member for the member's reasonable
and necessary job-related expenses. Reimbursable expenses include
travel, lodging, training, and educational activities.
(e) The juvenile board shall pay the salaries of juvenile
probation personnel and other expenses the chairman certifies as
essential to provide services to children from the juvenile board
fund to the extent of the state aid received in the fund.
(f) The juvenile board shall designate the treasurer or
auditor of Briscoe, Dickens, Floyd, or Motley County to serve as the
board's fiscal officer.
(g) The juvenile board shall appoint an advisory council
composed of one person from each county.
(h) Sections 152.0002, 152.0003, 152.0004, 152.0005(a),
152.0005(b), 152.0006, and 152.0008(a) do not apply to the 110th
Judicial District Juvenile Board.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0301. BROOKS COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Brooks County is composed of the judges of the county and district
courts in the county. The board must have not fewer than three nor
more than five members. The judges of the county and district
courts in the county may appoint an appropriate number of public
members to serve on the board without compensation if necessary to
satisfy this requirement. The chairman of the board shall
determine the number of public members to be appointed to the board.
(b) The county judge is the chairman of the board.
(c) The board shall hold biannual meetings on dates set by
the board and special meetings at the call of the chairman.
(d) Service on a juvenile board by a judge is an additional
duty of office. The commissioners court shall pay the judges on the
juvenile board an annual salary set by the commissioners court at
not more than $6,000, payable in equal monthly installments from
the general fund or any other available fund of the county.
(e) The county shall reimburse a juvenile board member for
the member's actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing
the member's duties.
(f) The juvenile board shall ensure that the chief juvenile
officer and fiscal officer:
(1) keep the financial and statistical records and
submit reports to the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission as
prescribed by Section 141.044; and
(2) submit periodic financial and statistical reports
to the county commissioners court.
(g) The chief juvenile probation officer shall appoint an
appropriate number of qualified juvenile probation officers,
assistants, and support personnel with the approval of the board as
necessary to perform his duties. The chief juvenile probation
officer and the personnel appointed under this section may be
removed at any time by the appointing authority or by the juvenile
board. The chief juvenile probation officer shall recommend to the
juvenile board the salaries of and allowances for juvenile
probation officers, assistants, and support personnel. The
juvenile board shall provide the chief juvenile probation officer
and his assistants with transportation or an automobile allowance
for use of a personal automobile on official business.
(h) A claim for expenses from a person in the juvenile
probation department must be made to the board chairman. The
chairman shall certify to the fiscal officer the expenses to be paid
from state funds and shall certify to the commissioners court the
expenses to be paid from county funds.
(i) The chairman of the board shall certify to the
commissioners court an annual request for the expenditure of county
funds. The commissioners court shall act on the request in the same
manner as it acts on a request from another county office.
(j) The board may accept state aid and grants and gifts from
other political subdivisions of the state or associations for the
purpose of financing adequate and effective juvenile programs. A
municipality may grant and allocate money to the juvenile board to
support and maintain effective juvenile services if the
municipality's governing body approves the expenditure. Funds
received under this subsection shall be administered and kept
separately from other public funds. This section does not affect a
program of local enrichment of juvenile services funded by a
service.
(k) The juvenile board shall appoint an advisory council of
not more than five persons.
(l) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0008, and
152.0009 do not apply to the juvenile board of Brooks County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0331. BURNET COUNTY. (a) The Burnet County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Burnet County.
(b) The juvenile court judge is the chairman of the board
and its chief administrative officer.
(c) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board
members an annual salary set by the commissioners court at not more
than $1,200 as compensation for the added duties imposed on the
members. The salary shall be paid in equal monthly installments
from the general fund of the county.
(d) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006,
152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Burnet
County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0341. CALDWELL COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board
of Caldwell County is composed of the county judge, the judges of
the statutory county courts, and the judge of a judicial district in
Caldwell County as determined by the commissioners court.
(b) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board
members additional annual compensation in an amount set by the
commissioners court for the added duties imposed on the members.
The additional compensation shall be paid in equal monthly
installments from the general fund or any other available fund of
the county.
(c) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006,
152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of
Caldwell County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 72, § 1, eff. May 9, 1991.
§ 152.0351. CALHOUN COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Calhoun County is composed of the county judge, the district judges
in Calhoun County, and the judge of each county court at law.
(b) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board
members reasonable additional annual compensation in an amount set
by the commissioners court as compensation for the added duties
imposed on the members. The compensation may not be lower than the
compensation paid to a member on August 29, 1977. The compensation
shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund of
the county.
(c) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006,
152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Calhoun
County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0371. CAMERON COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Cameron County is composed of the county judge, the district judges
in Cameron County, and the judge of each county court at law.
(b) The commissioners court shall pay the members of the
juvenile board additional annual compensation of $4,500, payable in
equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county. The
commissioners court shall pay the members an additional $75 per
month for performing the additional duties prescribed by Sections
152.0372 and 152.0373.
(c) The juvenile board shall hold meetings at least once
every three months in accordance with board rules.
(d) The board shall keep records as required by law and
board rules.
(e) A juvenile probation officer shall take the oath of
office when appointed and the oath and the fact of the appointment
shall be filed with the county clerk.
(f) The juvenile board may require a juvenile probation
officer or facility superintendent to obtain a surety or personal
bond in an amount determined by the board and conditioned on the
faithful performance of the person's duties.
(g) The juvenile board may suspend or remove a juvenile
probation officer at any time for good cause. The chief probation
officer, with the approval of the board, may suspend or remove an
assistant probation officer for good cause after the assistant is
notified and afforded an opportunity to appear before the board.
(h) Sections 152.0002, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and
152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Cameron County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1108, § 2, eff. Sept. 1,
1989.
§ 152.0372. CAMERON COUNTY INSTITUTIONS. (a) The
juvenile board of Cameron County controls and supervises each
county facility used for the detention of juveniles.
(b) The juvenile board by majority vote may adopt any order
or regulation necessary to the welfare of juveniles in a county
facility. The chief juvenile probation officer shall enter each
order or regulation in a book kept for that purpose and shall
certify the order or regulation and deliver a copy to each facility
superintendent or person in charge of a facility. The
superintendent or other person and each juvenile probation officer
shall comply with the order or regulation.
(c) The juvenile board may require the superintendent or
person in charge of a facility to submit to the board reports
containing information required by the board.
(d) The district attorney of Cameron County shall assign an
attorney in the district attorney's office to represent the
juvenile board and probation officers in protecting the rights of
children in abandonment cases and proceedings.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0373. COLLECTION AND DISBURSEMENT OF SUPPORT
PAYMENTS IN CAMERON COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of Cameron
County may require a juvenile probation officer to collect and
disburse child support payments that are required by court order to
be made to a court in the county.
(b) The juvenile probation officer shall keep a record of
money received and disbursed in a well-bound book subject to public
inspection in the probation office. The county auditor shall audit
the records.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0381. CAMP COUNTY. (a) Camp County is included
in the Camp, Marion, Morris, and Titus Counties Juvenile Board. The
juvenile board is composed of the county judges, the district
judges in Camp, Marion, Morris, and Titus counties, and the judge of
each statutory court in those counties designated as a juvenile
court.
(b) The juvenile board shall elect one of its members as
chairman at the beginning of each year.
(c) The juvenile board shall hold regular bimonthly
meetings on dates set by the board and special meetings at the call
of the chairman.
(d) The commissioners courts of the counties shall pay the
juvenile board members an annual salary set by the commissioners
courts at not less than $1,800 for the added duties imposed on them.
The salary shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the
general fund or any other available fund of the counties. Each
county shall pay an equal portion of the salaries.
(e) The juvenile board shall provide each juvenile
probation officer with an automobile or an automobile allowance for
use of a personal automobile on official business.
(f) The juvenile board shall pay the salaries of juvenile
probation personnel and other expenses required to provide adequate
services to children from the juvenile board fund to the extent of
the state aid received in the fund. The counties shall pay equally
the other salaries and expenses essential to provide adequate
services to children in an amount set by the juvenile board.
(g) The board may accept state aid and grants or gifts from
other political subdivisions of the state or associations for the
sole purpose of financing adequate and effective probation
programs.
(h) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, and 152.0009 do
not apply to the Camp, Marion, Morris, and Titus Counties Juvenile
Board.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0391. CARSON COUNTY. (a) The Carson County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Carson County.
(b) The juvenile court judge is the chairman of the board
and its chief administrative officer.
(c) The commissioners court shall pay the juvenile board
members additional monthly compensation set by the commissioners
court at not less than $50 nor more than $150 for the added duties
imposed on the members. The additional compensation shall be paid
from the general fund of the county.
(d) The chairman shall certify all claims for expenses of
the juvenile probation officer as necessary in the performance of
the officer's duties.
(e) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006,
152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Carson
County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0401. CASS COUNTY. (a) The Cass County Juvenile
Board is composed of the county judge and the district judges in
Cass County.
(b) The juvenile court judge is the chairman of the board
and its chief administrative officer.
(c) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board
members additional annual compensation set by the commissioners
court at not less than $600 nor more than $1,800 for the added
duties imposed on them. The compensation shall be paid in equal
monthly installments from the general fund of the county.
(d) The juvenile board shall provide each juvenile
probation officer with transportation or an automobile allowance
for use of a personal automobile on official business.
(e) The juvenile board shall pay the salaries of juvenile
probation personnel and other expenses required to provide adequate
services to children from the juvenile board fund to the extent of
the state aid received in the fund. The commissioners court shall
pay the other salaries and expenses essential to provide adequate
services to children in an amount set by the juvenile board.
(f) The commissioners court shall pay the expenses of the
juvenile probation officers that are certified as necessary by the
juvenile board chairman from the general fund and in the amount set
by the juvenile board.
(g) The board may accept state aid and grants or gifts from
other political subdivisions of the state or associations for the
sole purpose of financing adequate and effective probation
programs. A municipality may grant and allocate money to the county
or to the juvenile board to support and maintain juvenile programs
if the municipality's governing body approves the expenditure.
Funds received under this subsection shall be administered and kept
separately from other county funds.
(h) This section does not prohibit a program of local
enrichment of juvenile services funded by any source.
(i) Sections 152.0004 and 152.0009 do not apply to the
juvenile board of Cass County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0411. CASTRO COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Castro and Swisher counties is composed of the county judges, the
district judges in Castro and Swisher counties, and the judge of any
statutory court designated as a juvenile court in the counties.
(b) The juvenile board shall elect one of its members as
chairman.
(c) The commissioners courts of the counties shall pay the
members of the juvenile board an annual salary set by the
commissioners court at not less than $1,200, payable in equal
monthly installments from the general fund of the counties. The
counties shall apportion and pay the salary according to the method
determined by the counties.
(d) The counties shall apportion and pay the juvenile board
costs, other than the judge's salaries, according to the method
determined by the counties.
(e) The commissioners courts shall pay the salaries and
expenses of juvenile probation personnel and other expenses the
chairman certifies as essential to provide services to children
from the general funds or any other available funds of the counties.
(f) A member of the juvenile board is not liable in civil
damages or for criminal prosecution for an action taken by the
juvenile board.
(g) The juvenile board shall appoint an advisory council
composed of five citizens from different parts of Castro and
Swisher counties.
(h) Sections 152.0004 and 152.0005(b) do not apply to the
juvenile board in Castro and Swisher counties.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 454, § 1, eff. Aug. 30,
1993.
§ 152.0421. CHAMBERS COUNTY. (a) The Chambers County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge, the district judges
in Chambers County, and the judge of any statutory county court
designated as a juvenile court.
(b) The juvenile board shall elect one of its members as
chairman at the beginning of each calendar year.
(c) Service on the juvenile board is an additional duty of
office. The commissioners court may pay the members of the juvenile
board additional annual compensation in an amount set by the
commissioners court for the added duties imposed on the members.
The compensation is payable in equal monthly installments out of
the general fund of the county.
(d) If approved by the juvenile board, the commissioners
court shall reimburse the juvenile court judge for the judge's
actual and necessary expenses incurred in attending seminars and
other educational or instructional meetings relating to juvenile
problems.
(e) The commissioners court shall provide the funds for the
salaries of the juvenile probation officers in the amount set by the
juvenile board.
(f) The commissioners court shall pay the expenses of the
juvenile probation officers certified as necessary by the juvenile
board chairman from the general fund of the county and in the amount
set by the juvenile board.
(g) Sections 152.0004 and 152.0005(b) do not apply to the
juvenile board of Chambers County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0431. CHEROKEE COUNTY. (a) The Cherokee County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Cherokee County.
(b) The juvenile court judge is the chairman of the board
and its chief administrative officer.
(c) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board
members additional annual compensation in an amount determined by
the commissioners court for the added duties imposed on the
members. The combined yearly salary from state and county sources
received by each judge may not exceed an amount equal to $1,000 less
than the combined yearly salary from state and county sources
received by each justice of the court of appeals of the court of
appeals district in which Cherokee County is located. The
additional compensation is payable in equal monthly installments
from the general fund or any other available fund of the county.
(d) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006,
152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of
Cherokee County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1077, § 2, eff. Sept. 1,
1989.
§ 152.0441. CHILDRESS COUNTY. (a) The Childress
County Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the
district judges in Childress County.
(b) The juvenile court judge is the chairman of the board
and its chief administrative officer.
(c) The commissioners court shall pay the juvenile board
members additional monthly compensation set by the commissioners
court at not less than $50 nor more than $150 for the added duties
imposed on the members. The additional compensation shall be paid
from the general fund of the county.
(d) The chairman shall certify all claims for expenses of
the juvenile probation officer as necessary in the performance of
the officer's duties.
(e) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006,
152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of
Childress County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0461. COCHRAN COUNTY. (a) The Cochran County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge, the district judge
in Cochran County, and the judge of any statutory court designated
as a juvenile court in the county. The chairman shall appoint five
public members to serve on the board for a period determined by the
board.
(b) The county judge is the chairman of the juvenile board.
The district judge is the vice-chairman and acts as chairman if:
(1) the chairman is absent or disabled; or
(2) the office of county judge is vacant.
(c) The juvenile board shall hold regular meetings at least
annually on dates set by the board and shall hold special meetings
at the call of the chairman.
(d) The commissioners court shall pay the judges on the
juvenile board an annual salary set by the commissioners court,
payable in equal monthly installments from the general fund or any
other available fund of the county. Public members serve without
compensation.
(e) The commissioners court may reimburse a juvenile board
member for the member's reasonable and necessary job-related
expenses. Reimbursable expenses include travel, lodging,
training, and educational activities.
(f) The juvenile board shall pay the salaries of juvenile
probation personnel and other expenses the chairman certifies as
essential to provide services to the children of Cochran County
from the juvenile board fund to the extent of the state aid received
in the fund. The salaries approved by the commissioners court may
be paid from funds received for that purpose from the Texas Juvenile
Probation Commission. The commissioners court shall pay the
remaining approved salaries of juvenile probation personnel and
other expenses certified as necessary by the juvenile board
chairman from the general funds of the county.
(g) The chairman of the juvenile board shall certify to the
commissioners court an annual request for the expenditure of county
funds. The commissioners court shall act on the request in the same
manner as it acts on a request from another county office.
(h) The county auditor shall serve as the board's fiscal
officer.
(i) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, and
152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Cochran County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 476, § 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1993.
§ 152.0471. COKE COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Coke County is composed of the county judge and the district judges
in Coke County.
(b) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board
members additional annual compensation set by the commissioners
court at not more than $1,200 payable in equal monthly installments
from the general fund of the county.
(c) Sections 152.0002, 152.0003, 152.0004, 152.0005,
152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board
of Coke County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0481. COLEMAN COUNTY. (a) The Coleman County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district
judges having jurisdiction in Coleman County.
(b) The juvenile court judge is the chairman of the board
and its chief administrative officer.
(c) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board
chairman additional annual compensation of not more than $1,800 for
the added duties imposed on the chairman. The commissioners court
may pay each of the other members of the juvenile board additional
annual compensation of not more than $300. The additional
compensation shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the
general fund or any other available fund of the county.
(d) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006,
152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Coleman
County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0491. COLLIN COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Collin County is composed of the county judge, the district judges
in Collin County, and the judge of each county court at law.
(b) The juvenile court judge is the chairman of the board
and its chief administrative officer.
(c) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board
members additional annual compensation of not more than $6,000 as
compensation for the added duties imposed on the members. The
additional compensation is payable in equal monthly installments
from the general fund or any other available fund of the county.
(d) Sections 152.0002, 152.0003, 152.0004, 152.0005,
152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008(a) do not apply to the juvenile
board of Collin County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0492. COLLIN COUNTY SUPPORT PAYMENT
COLLECTION. (a) The juvenile board of Collin County may appoint
the district court clerk in Collin County to administer support
payments for Collin County.
(b) The juvenile board may provide for the payment of a
monthly support service fee in an amount set by the board not to
exceed $2.50. The fee is assessed against the person ordered by a
district court of Collin County to pay child or spousal support
through the district clerk. The clerk shall add the fee to the
first support payment each month.
(c) The district clerk shall collect the fees and shall
transfer the money to the county treasurer on the last day of each
month. The county treasurer shall deposit the fees to the credit of
the county general fund.
(d) The service fee authorized by this section applies to
child support, spousal support, and separate maintenance payments
ordered before September 1, 1983, if the person ordered to make
those payments defaults and is cited for contempt of court. The
service fee becomes due and payable for each month after the hearing
on the contempt citation.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0501. COLLINGSWORTH COUNTY. (a) The
Collingsworth County Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge
and the district judges in Collingsworth County.
(b) The juvenile court judge is the chairman of the board
and its chief administrative officer.
(c) The commissioners court shall pay the juvenile board
members additional monthly compensation set by the commissioners
court at not less than $50 nor more than $150 for the added duties
imposed on the members. The additional compensation shall be paid
from the general fund of the county.
(d) The chairman shall certify all claims for expenses of
the juvenile probation officer as necessary in the performance of
the officer's duties.
(e) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006,
152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of
Collingsworth County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0511. COLORADO COUNTY. (a) The Colorado County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Colorado County.
(b) The juvenile court judge is the chairman of the board
and its chief administrative officer.
(c) The commissioners court shall pay the juvenile board
members additional monthly compensation set by the commissioners
court at not less than $100 nor more than $400 for the added duties
imposed on the members. The additional compensation shall be paid
from the general fund of the county.
(d) The chairman shall certify all claims for expenses of
the juvenile probation officer as necessary in the performance of
the officer's duties. The commissioners court shall provide the
necessary funds to pay the salary and expenses of the juvenile
probation officer.
(e) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006,
152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of
Colorado County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0521. COMAL COUNTY. (a) The Comal County
Juvenile Board is composed of:
(1) the county judge;
(2) the local administrative statutory county judge;
(3) the judge of the 207th District Court;
(4) an additional judge of the district courts having
jurisdiction in Comal County, to be appointed biennially by the
local administrative district judge; and
(5) the criminal district attorney of Comal County.
(a-1) The criminal district attorney of Comal County may not
vote except to break a tie vote of the other members of the board.
(b) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board
members an annual salary in an amount set by the commissioners court
as compensation for the additional duties imposed on the members.
The compensation shall be paid in equal monthly installments from
the general fund or any other available fund of the county.
(c) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006,
152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Comal
County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 285, § 1, eff. June 5, 1995;
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 4, § 1, eff. April 10, 2003.
§ 152.0522. COMAL COUNTY JUVENILE PLACEMENT SPECIAL
FUND. (a) A person who files a civil suit in a district or
statutory county court in Comal County shall pay to the clerk of the
court a $4 filing fee. A person who files a civil suit in the
justice court or small claims court in Comal County shall pay to the
clerk of the justice court a $1.50 filing fee. A fee imposed under
this subsection is in addition to other fees imposed for filing a
civil suit in a district, statutory county, justice, or small
claims court in Comal County and is collected at the time the case
is filed.
(b) A person convicted of a criminal offense in a district
or statutory county court in Comal County shall pay $4 as court
costs in addition to other taxable court costs. A person convicted
of a criminal offense in a justice court in Comal County shall pay
$1.50 as court costs in addition to other taxable court costs. The
additional costs shall be collected in the same manner that other
fines or court costs in the case are collected.
(c) The officer collecting funds under Subsection (a) or (b)
shall keep separate records of the funds collected under this
section and shall deposit the funds in the juvenile placement
special fund.
(d) The county treasurer shall keep records of the amount of
money in the fund and the disbursements from the fund. The juvenile
board may require the treasurer to file reports of the fund's
status.
(e) The juvenile board shall use the fund to assist
organizations in providing housing facilities or treatment
programs for juveniles. The board may direct the county treasurer
to disburse money from the fund to an organization if the
organization:
(1) is a nonprofit corporation as defined by the Texas
Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's
Texas Civil Statutes);
(2) provides a temporary or permanent housing facility
or treatment program for delinquent children, children in need of
supervision, or children who otherwise need care; and
(3) is approved by the board to provide the facilities
or programs.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0531. COMANCHE COUNTY. (a) Comanche County is
included in the Bosque, Comanche, and Hamilton counties juvenile
board. The juvenile board is composed of:
(1) the county judge in Bosque County;
(2) the county judge in Comanche County;
(3) the county judge in Hamilton County; and
(4) the 220th Judicial District judge.
(b) The 220th Judicial District judge is the chairman of the
board and its chief administrative officer.
(c) The commissioners court of Comanche County shall pay the
county judge in Comanche County and the 220th Judicial District
judge additional annual compensation set by the commissioners court
at not less than the amount paid to a board member under this
section on October 1, 1998. The additional compensation shall be
paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the
county.
(d) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0006, 152.0007, and
152.0008(a) do not apply to the juvenile board of Comanche County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 336, § 2, eff. May 29, 1999.
§ 152.0541. CONCHO COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Concho County is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Concho County.
(b) The juvenile court judge is the chairman of the board
and its chief administrative officer.
(c) The commissioners court may pay the board chairman
additional annual compensation of not more than $600 for the added
duties imposed on the chairman. The commissioners court may pay the
other board members additional annual compensation of not more than
$300. The compensation shall be paid in equal monthly installments
from the general fund or any other available fund.
(d) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0006, 152.0007, and
152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Concho County.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1445, § 1, eff. June 20, 1997.
§ 152.0551. COOKE COUNTY. (a) The Cooke County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge, the district judges
in Cooke County, and the judge of any statutory court designated as
a juvenile court in the county.
(b) The juvenile board shall elect one of its members as
chairman at the beginning of each year.
(c) The commissioners court shall pay the judges on the
juvenile board an annual salary set by the commissioners court at
not more than $1,200, payable in equal monthly installments from
the general fund or any other available fund of the county.
(d) Section 152.0005(b) does not apply to the juvenile board
of Cooke County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0561. CORYELL COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Coryell County is composed of the county judge, the district judge
or judges whose district includes Coryell County, and the judges of
the county courts-at-law of Coryell County.
(b) The board shall select one of its members to serve as
chairman and chief administrative officer. The chairman serves a
one- or two-year term as determined by the board.
(c) The commissioners court shall pay the juvenile board
members additional annual compensation set by the commissioners
court at not less than the amount paid to a board member under this
section on October 1, 1994. Compensation under this section must be
the same amount for each board member. The additional compensation
is paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the
county.
(d) The board may apply for, accept, hold in trust, spend,
and use a gift, grant, or donation of land, money, or other personal
property from a government, corporate, personal, or other source to
finance adequate and effective probation programs and services.
(e) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0006, 152.0007, and
152.0008(a) do not apply to the juvenile board of Coryell County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 467, § 1, eff. Aug. 28,
1995.
§ 152.0571. COTTLE COUNTY. (a) Cottle County is
included in the 50th Judicial District Juvenile Board.
(b) Section 152.0181 applies to the 50th Judicial District
Juvenile Board.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0581. CRANE COUNTY. (a) The Crane County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Crane County.
(b) The juvenile court judge is the chairman of the board
and its chief administrative officer.
(c) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board
chairman additional annual compensation of not more than $1,200.
The commissioners court may pay the other members of the juvenile
board additional annual compensation of not more than $600. The
additional compensation is for the added duties imposed on the
chairman and members and shall be paid in equal monthly
installments from the general fund or any other available fund of
the county.
(d) The commissioners court shall certify all claims for
expenses of the juvenile probation officer as necessary in the
performance of the officer's duties. The commissioners court shall
provide the necessary funds to pay the salaries and expenses of the
juvenile probation officer.
(e) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006,
152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Crane
County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0591. CROCKETT COUNTY. (a) The Crockett County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Crockett County.
(b) The juvenile court judge is the chairman of the board
and its chief administrative officer.
(c) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board
members an annual salary set by the commissioners court at not less
than $1,200 nor more than $3,600 as compensation for the added
duties imposed on the members. The salary shall be paid in equal
monthly installments from the general fund of the county.
(d) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006,
152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of
Crockett County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0601. CROSBY COUNTY. (a) The Crosby County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge, the district judges
in Crosby County, and one public member appointed by the judges.
(b) The public member serves a two-year term.
(c) The juvenile board shall elect one of its members as
chairman at the beginning of each year.
(d) The members of the juvenile board do not receive
compensation for serving on the board.
(e) The chief probation officer may set the salaries and
allowances of juvenile probation personnel with the approval of the
board.
(f) Sections 152.0003 and 152.0005(b) do not apply to the
juvenile board of Crosby County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0611. CULBERSON COUNTY. (a) The
Culberson-Hudspeth Counties Juvenile Board is composed of the
county judges and the district judges in Culberson and Hudspeth
counties.
(b) The juvenile board shall elect one of its members as
chairman at the beginning of each calendar year.
(c) The commissioners courts shall pay the members of the
juvenile board an annual salary set by the commissioners court at
not less than $1,200, payable in equal monthly installments out of
the general fund or any other available fund of the counties.
(d) If approved by the juvenile board, the commissioners
courts shall reimburse each juvenile court judge for the judge's
actual and necessary expenses incurred in attending seminars and
other educational or instructional meetings relating to juvenile
matters.
(e) The chief juvenile officer may set the salaries and
allowances of juvenile probation personnel with the approval of the
board.
(f) Unless the counties agree on a different method of
allocating costs, each county shall pay the costs of the juvenile
board in accordance with the ratio that the population of the county
bears to the total population of the two counties.
(g) Section 152.0005(b) does not apply to the
Culberson-Hudspeth Counties Juvenile Board.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0621. DALLAM COUNTY. (a) The Dallam County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge, the district judges
in Dallam County, the judge of any statutory county court
designated as a juvenile court, and one public member appointed by
the commissioners court.
(b) The public member serves a two-year term.
(c) The juvenile board shall elect one of its members as
chairman at the beginning of each year.
(d) The board shall hold regular meetings each year on dates
set by the board and special meetings at the call of the chairman.
(e) The board may cooperate with other juvenile boards to
provide adequate services.
(f) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board
members a salary in an amount set by the commissioners court.
(g) The chief juvenile probation officer may appoint
necessary personnel with the approval of the board and with the
advice and consent of the commissioners court.
(h) The juvenile board shall use the juvenile probation fund
to pay as much of the salaries and allowances and other necessary
expenses as possible. The commissioners court shall pay the other
salaries, allowances, and necessary expenses from the general fund
or any other available fund of the county.
(i) The board may accept aid, grants, and gifts from the
state, other political subdivisions of the state, or associations
for the sole purpose of financing adequate and effective probation
programs. A municipality may grant and allocate money to the county
government or to the juvenile board to support and maintain
juvenile programs if the municipality's governing body approves the
expenditure. The fiscal officer shall deposit funds received under
this subsection in a special account.
(j) If approved by the commissioners court, the county shall
reimburse each juvenile board member for the member's reasonable
and necessary job-related expenses. Reimbursable expenses include
travel, lodging, training, and educational activities.
(k) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005(a) and (b), and
152.0008(a) do not apply to the juvenile board of Dallam County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0631. DALLAS COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Dallas County is composed of:
(1) the county judge;
(2) one county commissioner appointed by the
commissioners court;
(3) each juvenile court judge;
(4) the local administrative judge;
(5) one judge of a district court in Dallas County that
gives preference to family matters, appointed by the judges of
those courts;
(6) one judge of a district court in Dallas County that
gives preference to criminal matters, appointed by the judges of
those courts;
(7) one judge of a district court in Dallas County that
gives preference to civil matters, appointed by the judges of those
courts; and
(8) the chairman of the youth services advisory board.
(b) The appointed members serve one-year terms.
(c) The board shall hold an annual meeting in January and at
this meeting shall elect a chairman from among the members. The
board shall hold other regular meetings as determined by the board
at the January meeting and may meet at the call of the chairman or at
the request to the chairman of at least two members. The board
shall keep accurate and complete minutes of its meetings. The
minutes are open to public inspection.
(d) All county facilities and programs for children, other
than the facilities and programs operated by the Dallas County
Mental Health and Mental Retardation or the Dallas County Hospital
District, are under the board's jurisdiction.
(e) The juvenile board shall set policies for the juvenile
probation department and other departments, facilities, and
programs under the board's jurisdiction.
(f) The juvenile board may make an annual written report to
the commissioners court that relates to the operations and
efficiency of the juvenile probation department, the county and
other institutions for the care of neglected, dependent, and
delinquent children, and the other facilities and programs under
the jurisdiction of the board and to the general adequacy of the
juvenile services provided by the county. The board may include in
the report any recommendations for improvements that the board
considers necessary.
(g) The board may investigate the operations of the juvenile
probation department, the county institutions for the care of
neglected, dependent, or delinquent children, or any other facility
or program under the board's jurisdiction, at the request of the
judges of the district courts in Dallas County. The board shall
make a written report of the investigation to the commissioners
court.
(h) The juvenile board may make any special studies or
investigations it considers necessary to improve the operations of
the juvenile probation departments and the county institutions
under its jurisdiction.
(i) The juvenile board shall appoint a person to serve as
the director of juvenile services and as chief juvenile probation
officer.
(j) The board shall set the salary of the director of
juvenile services. The director serves at the pleasure of the
board.
(k) The board may apply for, accept, hold in trust, spend,
and use a gift, grant, or donation of land, money, or other personal
property from a governmental, corporate, personal, or other source
to benefit the county facilities and programs under the
jurisdiction of the board.
(l) Sections 152.0002, 152.0003, 152.0004, 152.0005,
152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board
of Dallas County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, § 12.05(a), eff. Aug.
26, 1991.
§ 152.0632. DALLAS COUNTY DIRECTOR OF JUVENILE SERVICES
AND JUVENILE PROBATION DEPARTMENT. (a) The director of juvenile
services in Dallas County is the chief administrative officer for
the juvenile probation department and all facilities and programs
under the jurisdiction of the juvenile board as authorized by the
board.
(b) The director of juvenile services shall annually
prepare under the juvenile board's direction a budget for the
juvenile probation department, the county and other institutions
for the care of neglected, dependent, and delinquent children, and
the other facilities and programs under the jurisdiction of the
juvenile board. The juvenile board shall approve the budget and
submit the budget to the commissioners court for final approval in
the same manner as prescribed by law for the other county agencies
and departments.
(c) The director shall hire the employees of the juvenile
probation department and of the county institutions and facilities
and programs under the jurisdiction of the juvenile board. The
director may remove a juvenile probation department employee at any
time.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, § 12.05(a), eff. Aug.
26, 1991.
§ 152.0633. DALLAS COUNTY DISTRICT AND COUNTY COURTS
ADMINISTRATOR AND COURT SERVICES DEPARTMENT. (a) The district
and county courts administrator is the chief administrative officer
of the court services department of Dallas County.
(b) The local administrative judge shall appoint and set the
salary of the administrator. The administrator serves at the
pleasure of the local administrative judge.
(c) The administrator shall supervise the court services
department and shall perform the duties and functions assigned by
the local administrative judge.
(d) The administrator shall hire the employees of the court
services department subject to the approval of the local
administrative judge. The administrator may remove an employee at
any time subject to the approval of the local administrative judge.
(e) The commissioners court shall pay the salaries and
expenses of the department employees as determined by the
department budget submitted by the local administrative judge and
approved by the commissioners court.
(f) On the request of the judge of a district court in Dallas
County, the department shall conduct case studies and report the
findings and recommendations to the court.
(g) The department has the duties assigned by the
administrator or the local administrative judge and prescribed by
this section and Section 152.0634, including the duty to:
(1) collect, receive, disburse, and monitor support
payments that are required by court order to be made to the
department; and
(2) collect, receive, and deposit the fees authorized
under Section 152.0634 or 152.0635.
(h) The department may initiate a contempt action or other
action to establish or enforce a court order for child support or to
collect a fee authorized under Section 152.0634 or 152.0635,
including attorney's fees and court costs. This subsection does
not affect the authority of another person to initiate a contempt
action or other action to establish or enforce a court order for
child support or to collect a fee provided by general law.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, § 12.05(a), eff. Aug.
26, 1991; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 658, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
§ 152.0634. COLLECTION OF SUPPORT PAYMENTS IN DALLAS
COUNTY. (a) The district and county courts administrator shall
receive and disburse spousal and child support payments.
(b) The administrator shall receive and disburse the
payments in the manner the court believes to be in the best interest
of the parties involved in the case. The administrator shall
collect a fee for receiving, disbursing, or monitoring the payments
as provided by Section 152.0635.
(c) The administrator may obtain from a solvent surety
company authorized to make surety bonds in this state a surety bond
in an amount set by the commissioners court. The bond shall be
conditioned on the faithful performance of the administrator's
duties and on the proper accounting of the money entrusted to the
administrator. The county shall pay the premium for the bond from
the county general fund.
(d) The administrator shall keep an accurate and complete
record of money received under this section. The record is open to
inspection by the public. The county auditor shall inspect and
examine the records and audit the account at least annually. The
auditor shall report the results of the audit to the local
administrative judge and include any recommendations the auditor
may have.
(e) Records relating to spousal or child support and the
fees authorized under this section and Section 152.0635 may be
maintained, used, and stored by computer, on microfilm, or by any
other method of record keeping authorized by the local
administrative judge. The courts may take judicial notice of
spousal and child support records and fee records.
(f) The local administrative judge may authorize a fee of
not more than $2 a page for furnishing copies of the records to
payors or payees, or to a person authorized by the payor or payee to
receive the copy.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, § 12.05(a), eff. Aug.
26, 1991; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 658, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
§ 152.0635. CHILD SUPPORT AND OTHER FEES IN DALLAS
COUNTY. (a) The district and county courts administrator shall
assess and collect a monthly fee of not more than $3 for collecting,
disbursing, or monitoring spousal or child support payments. The
fee is payable annually and in advance. The local administrative
judge shall set the amount of the fee. The court ordering payment
shall determine if the payor or payee of the support must pay the
fee and may designate a person to collect the fee for the
administrator.
(b) The first fee payment is due on the date that the payor
or payee is ordered to begin spousal or child support payments.
Subsequent annual fees are due on the anniversary of the original
payment unless the local administrative judge establishes a
different method of receiving the fees.
(c) The judge ordering payment may direct that a fee be
assessed against the payee of spousal and child support and may set
the fee at a percentage of not more than four percent of the payment
collected. The administrator shall collect the fee from each
support payment made through the court services department. The
court may designate a person to collect the fee for the
administrator. The fee ordered and paid under this subsection is in
lieu of a fee under Subsections (a) and (b).
(d) A person who refuses or fails to pay the fee on the date
due or in the amount ordered is subject to an action for contempt of
court. The action may be brought on the court's own motion or as
otherwise provided by law.
(e) The district court ordering the payment may
specifically waive the fee for any payor or payee or may exempt from
paying a fee a type of payment for which the court determines that
collection of a fee would not be practical or in the interest of
justice, including:
(1) spousal and child support payments made under an
interstate agreement; and
(2) a suit brought by the Texas Department of Human
Services.
(f) The judge of a district court in Dallas County that
gives preference to juvenile or family law matters may assess a fee
of not more than $250 a case for adoption, family, and home study
investigations ordered by the judge if the investigation is
performed by the court services department or another agency funded
by the county. The judge shall set the amount of the fee and the
method of payment to be assessed against the parties to the case.
(g) A fee collected under this section shall be sent to the
county treasurer. The county treasurer shall deposit the fee in a
special fund. The local administrative judge shall administer the
fund to assist in the payment of the operating expenses of the court
services department and the court masters and referees in the
district courts in Dallas County that give preference to juvenile
and family law matters including suits under Title 3, Family Code.
(h) The administrator shall keep an accurate and complete
record of fees collected and uncollected. The record is open to
inspection by the public. The county auditor shall inspect the
records and audit the accounts. The auditor shall report the
results of the audit to the local administrative judge and include
any recommendations the auditor may have.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, § 12.05(a), eff. Aug.
26, 1991; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 658, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;
Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1103, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
§ 152.0636. CERTIFICATE OF INDEBTEDNESS FOR
FACILITIES. (a) Certificates of indebtedness issued and sold by
the Commissioners Court of Dallas County to acquire property and to
construct, enlarge, furnish, equip, and repair buildings used as
homes and schools for delinquent children that have been submitted
to the attorney general, approved by the attorney general, and
registered by the comptroller are incontestable.
(b) The certificates are legal and authorized investments
for:
(1) banks;
(2) savings banks;
(3) trust companies;
(4) savings and loan associations;
(5) insurance companies;
(6) fiduciaries;
(7) trustees;
(8) guardians; and
(9) sinking funds of municipalities, counties, school
districts, and other political subdivisions of the state and other
public funds of the state and its agencies.
(c) The certificates are eligible to secure deposits of
public funds of the state and of municipalities, counties, school
districts, and other political subdivisions of the state. The
certificates are lawful and sufficient security for deposits to the
extent of their market or face value, whichever is less, if
accompanied by all unmatured coupons.
(d) The commissioners court shall continue to levy a tax
that is sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the
certificates so long as certificates are outstanding.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0641. DAWSON COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Dawson County is composed of:
(1) the county judge and the district judges in Dawson
County;
(2) the superintendent of the Lamesa Independent
School District or the superintendent's designee;
(3) one citizen of Dawson County appointed by the
county commissioners court; and
(4) one citizen of Dawson County appointed by the
Lamesa City Council.
(b) Citizen members serve two-year terms.
(c) The county judge is the chairman of the juvenile board
and its chief administrative officer.
(d) The county commissioners court shall pay the judges on
the juvenile board an annual salary set by the commissioners court
at not more than $1,200, payable in equal monthly installments from
the general fund of the county.
(e) Section 152.0005(b) does not apply to the juvenile board
of Dawson County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0651. DEAF SMITH COUNTY. (a) The Deaf Smith
County Juvenile Board is composed of:
(1) the county judge;
(2) two persons appointed by the Hereford City
Commission;
(3) two persons appointed by the commissioners court;
and
(4) two persons appointed by the board of trustees of
the Hereford Independent School District.
(b) The appointed members serve staggered two-year terms
with the terms of one person appointed by the city, one person
appointed by the county, and one person appointed by the school
district expiring on December 31 of each year.
(c) The board shall elect one of its members as chairman.
(d) Board members serve without compensation.
(e) The commissioners court, Hereford City Commission, and
the board of trustees of the Hereford Independent School District
may agree to pay equally the costs of the salaries and expenses of
the juvenile department. The commissioners court, city commission,
and board of trustees shall determine the length of the agreement.
The city of Hereford and the Hereford Independent School District
may appropriate and spend money to implement this subsection.
(f) Sections 152.0002, 152.0003, 152.0004, 152.0005,
152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board
of Deaf Smith County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0671. DENTON COUNTY. (a) The Denton County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge, the district judges
in Denton County, and the judge of any statutory court in the
county.
(b) The juvenile board shall elect one of its members as
chairman at the beginning of each year.
(c) The commissioners court shall pay the juvenile board
members an annual salary set by the commissioners court at not less
than $1,500, payable in equal monthly installments from the general
fund of the county.
(d) If approved by the juvenile board, the commissioners
court shall reimburse each juvenile court judge for the judge's
actual and necessary expenses incurred in attending seminars and
other educational or instructional meetings related to juvenile
matters.
(e) Section 152.0005(b) does not apply to the juvenile board
of Denton County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0681. DE WITT COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
De Witt County is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in De Witt County.
(b) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board
members reasonable additional annual compensation in an amount set
by the commissioners court as compensation for the added duties
imposed on the members. The compensation may not be lower than the
compensation paid to a member on August 29, 1977. The compensation
shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund of
the county.
(c) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006,
152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of De Witt
County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0691. DICKENS COUNTY. (a) Dickens County is
included in the 110th Judicial District Juvenile Board.
(b) Section 152.0291 applies to the 110th Judicial District
Juvenile Board.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0711. DONLEY COUNTY. (a) The Donley County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judges and the district
judges in Donley County.
(b) The juvenile court judge is the chairman of the board
and its chief administrative officer.
(c) The commissioners court shall pay the juvenile board
members additional monthly compensation set by the commissioners
court at not less than $50 nor more than $150 for the added duties
imposed on the members. The additional compensation shall be paid
from the general fund of the county.
(d) The chairman shall certify all claims for expenses of
the juvenile probation officer as necessary in the performance of
the officer's duties.
(e) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006,
152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Donley
County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0721. DUVAL COUNTY. (a) The Duval County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge, the district judge
in Duval County, and a citizen of Duval County appointed by the
county judge and the district judge in Duval County. The citizen
member of the board serves the same term of office as the district
judge in Duval
