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Tex. Fam. Code § 262.303

NOTIFICATION OF POSSESSION OF ABANDONED CHILD

Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 809, Sec. 4, eff

(a) Not later than the close of the first business day after the date on which a designated emergency infant care provider takes possession of a child under Section 262.302, the provider shall notify the Department of Family and Protective Services that the provider has taken possession of the child.

(b) The department shall assume the care, control, and custody of the child immediately on receipt of notice under Subsection (a).

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