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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the apprehension of a child after escape from a secure |
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juvenile facility or violation of conditions of release under |
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supervision. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 243.051(a), Human Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) If a child who has been committed to the department and |
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placed by the department in any institution or facility has escaped |
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or has been released under supervision and broken the conditions of |
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release: |
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(1) a sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable, special |
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investigator, or peace [police] officer may, without a warrant, |
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arrest the child; or |
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(2) a department employee designated by the executive |
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director may, without a warrant or other order, take the child into |
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the custody of the department. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |