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Tex. Fam. Code § 52.015

DIRECTIVE TO APPREHEND

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case In re A.M. (2019)

Most recently applied in In re A.M. (May 2019)

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 262, Sec. 16, eff

(a) On the request of a law-enforcement or probation officer, a juvenile court may issue a directive to apprehend a child if the court finds there is probable cause to take the child into custody under the provisions of this title.

(b) On the issuance of a directive to apprehend, any law-enforcement or probation officer shall take the child into custody.

(c) An order under this section is not subject to appeal.

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