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Tex. Fam. Code § 262.009

TEMPORARY CARE OF CHILD TAKEN INTO POSSESSION

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 970, Sec. 1, eff

An employee of or volunteer with a law enforcement agency who successfully completes a background and criminal history check approved by the law enforcement agency may assist a law enforcement officer or juvenile probation officer with the temporary care of a child who is taken into possession by a governmental entity without a court order under this chapter until further arrangements regarding the custody of the child can be made.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.