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 County.
(b) The district 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 or more than $3,600 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) The juvenile board shall appoint not more than five
persons to serve on an advisory council.
(e) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006,
152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Duval
County.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1143, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
§ 152.0731. EASTLAND COUNTY. (a) The Eastland County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge, the judge of the
91st Judicial District, the criminal district attorney, and the
county sheriff.
(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 compensation for the added duties imposed on the
members. The compensation is in addition to any other salary a
county attorney or sheriff receives and is paid 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
Eastland County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0741. ECTOR COUNTY. (a) The Ector County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge, the district judges
in Ector County, and the judge of each county court at law.
(b) The juvenile court judge is the chairman of the board.
(c) The county commissioners court shall pay the juvenile
board members additional annual compensation set by the
commissioners court at not less than $4,800 nor more than $6,000.
The additional compensation shall be paid in equal monthly
installments from the general fund of the county.
(d) Each juvenile probation officer shall take the oath of
office and the oath and the fact of the officer's appointment shall
be filed with the county clerk. The juvenile board may require an
officer to obtain a bond conditioned on the faithful performance of
the officer's duties and payable to the county treasurer in an
amount determined by the board.
(e) The commissioners court shall approve the salaries of
the juvenile probation officers and other personnel and provide the
necessary funds to pay their salaries and expenses. The county
shall pay the salaries in equal monthly installments.
(f) 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 Ector County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 596, § 2, eff. Sept. 1,
1989.
§ 152.0742. COMPENSATION OF JUVENILE COURT
JUDGE. (a) If designated as the juvenile court judge, the judge
of the County Court at Law of Ector County may be paid additional
annual compensation of not more than $3,000 for serving as juvenile
court judge.
(b) The compensation shall be paid in equal monthly
installments from the general fund of the county.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0751. EDWARDS COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Edwards County is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Edwards County.
(b) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board
members additional annual compensation set by the commissioners
court at not less than $1,200 nor more than $3,600, 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 Edwards County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0761. ELLIS COUNTY. (a) The Ellis County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge, the district judges
in Ellis County, and the judge of each statutory court in the
county.
(b) The juvenile board shall elect one of its members as
chairman.
(c) The commissioners court shall pay the juvenile board
members an annual salary of not less than $3,600, payable in equal
monthly installments from the general fund or any other available
fund of the county.
(d) The commissioners court shall pay the salaries of
juvenile probation personnel and other expenses the chairman
certifies as essential to provide services to children from the
general fund of the county.
(e) Juvenile probation officers serve at the pleasure of the
juvenile board.
(f) Sections 152.0004, 152.0005(b), and 152.0008 do not
apply to the juvenile board of Ellis County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0771. EL PASO COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
El Paso County is composed of:
(1) the county judge;
(2) each family district court judge;
(3) each juvenile court judge;
(4) up to five judges on the "El Paso Council of
Judges" to be elected by majority vote of that council;
(5) a municipal judge from El Paso County selected by
the chairman of the juvenile board of El Paso County; and
(6) a justice of the peace in El Paso County selected
by the chairman of the juvenile board of El Paso County.
(b) Repealed by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 317, § 2, eff.
Sept. 1, 1993.
(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), (h) Repealed by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 317, § 2,
eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 317, § 1, 2, eff. Sept. 1,
1993; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 371, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
§ 152.0772. EL PASO COUNTY INSTITUTIONS. (a) The
juvenile board of El Paso 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.
§ 152.0773. COLLECTION AND DISBURSEMENT OF SUPPORT
PAYMENTS IN EL PASO COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of El Paso
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 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 officer's duties and on the proper accounting of
the money entrusted to the officer.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0791. FALLS COUNTY. (a) Falls County is part of
the Milam, Robertson, Falls Counties Juvenile Board. The juvenile
board is composed of the county judges, the district judges in the
counties, and the judges of any statutory court in the counties
designated as a juvenile court. The board by unanimous vote may
appoint five public members to serve on the board.
(b) The public members serve staggered terms of not more
than two years as determined by the board.
(c) The board shall appoint one of its members as chairman
at the beginning of each calendar year.
(d) The board shall hold biannual meetings on dates set by
the board and special meetings at the call of the chairman.
(e) Service on a juvenile board by a judge is an additional
duty of office. The commissioners courts may pay the judges on the
juvenile board an amount that will reasonably compensate them for
their added duties. Public members serve without compensation.
(f) The counties shall reimburse a juvenile board member for
the member's actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing
the member's duties.
(g) 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 commissioners courts.
(h) 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 the chief juvenile probation officer's 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 the officer's assistants with
transportation or an automobile allowance for use of a personal
automobile on official business.
(i) 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 courts the
expenses to be paid from county funds.
(j) The chairman of the board shall certify to the
commissioners courts an annual request for the expenditure of
county funds. The commissioners courts shall act on the request in
the same manner as they act on a request from another county office.
(k) The board may accept state aid and grants or gifts from
other political subdivisions of the state or associations to
finance 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.
(l) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0008, and
152.0009 do not apply to the Milam, Robertson, Falls Counties
Juvenile Board.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0801. FANNIN COUNTY. (a) The Fannin County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Fannin 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 chairman additional annual compensation of $1,200 for the
added duties imposed on the chairman. The commissioners court may
pay the other members of the board additional annual compensation
of not more than $1,200. The additional compensation 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 Fannin
County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0811. FAYETTE COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Fayette County is composed of the county judge and the judge of a
district court in Fayette 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 Fayette
County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0821. FISHER COUNTY. (a) Fisher County is
included in the Fisher, Mitchell, and Nolan counties juvenile
board. The juvenile board is composed of:
(1) a county judge from Fisher, Mitchell, or Nolan
County elected by a majority vote of the county judges from those
counties;
(2) the 32nd Judicial District judge or the judge of
the county court at law in Nolan County who is selected by agreement
between those two judges;
(3) one person appointed by the Nolan County
Commissioners Court;
(4) subject to Subsection (f), the city manager of
Sweetwater or another person appointed by the Sweetwater City
Commission;
(5) subject to Subsection (g), the superintendent of
the Sweetwater Independent School District or another person
appointed by the board of trustees of the Sweetwater Independent
School District;
(6) one person appointed by the Mitchell County
Commissioners Court;
(7) one person appointed by the Fisher County
Commissioners Court;
(8) the county attorney of Fisher, Mitchell, or Nolan
County selected by a majority vote of the county judges of those
counties; and
(9) one person selected by majority vote of the county
judges of Fisher, Mitchell, and Nolan counties, subject to
confirmation by a vote of the commissioners courts of each of those
counties.
(b) The chairman of the board is the county judge appointed
under Subsection (a)(1). The chairman presides at meetings
scheduled by the board.
(c) The appointed members serve without compensation. Each
member serves a two-year term.
(d) The Fisher County Commissioners Court shall pay from the
county general fund the salaries of the personnel assigned to
Fisher County and the other expenses certified by the board
chairman as necessary to provide juvenile services in the county.
(e) Sections 152.0002, 152.0003, 152.0004, and 152.0005 do
not apply to the juvenile board in Fisher, Mitchell, and Nolan
counties.
(f) The board member appointed by the Sweetwater City
Commission under Subsection (a)(4) may be appointed only if the
City of Sweetwater agrees to provide funds for the salaries of the
personnel assigned to Nolan County and other expenses the board
chairman certifies as necessary to provide adequate juvenile
services to Nolan County as provided by Section 152.1831(d).
(g) The board member appointed by the Sweetwater
Independent School District under Subsection (a)(5) may be
appointed only if that school district agrees to provide funds for
the salaries of the personnel assigned to Nolan County and other
expenses the board chairman certifies as necessary to provide
adequate juvenile services to Nolan County as provided by Section
152.1831(d).
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 246, § 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
§ 152.0831. FLOYD COUNTY. (a) Floyd 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.
§ 152.0841. FOARD COUNTY. (a) Foard County is
included in the 46th Judicial District Juvenile Board. The
juvenile board is composed of:
(1) the county judges of Foard, Hardeman, and
Wilbarger counties;
(2) the judge of the 46th Judicial District; and
(3) two public members appointed by the judges.
(b) The public members serve one-year terms.
(c) The district judge is the chairman of the board.
(d) Service on a juvenile board by a judge is an additional
duty of office. The commissioners courts shall pay the judges on
the juvenile board additional annual compensation of not more than
$1,200 for the added duties imposed on them. The additional
compensation shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the
general funds of the counties.
(e) If approved by the juvenile board, each county shall
reimburse the juvenile court judge in the county for the judge's
actual and necessary expenses incurred in attending seminars and
other educational or instructional meetings relating to juvenile
problems.
(f) The commissioners courts shall provide the funds for the
salaries of the juvenile probation officers in the amount set by the
juvenile board.
(g) The commissioners courts 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.
(h) Sections 152.0004 and 152.0005(b) do not apply to the
46th Judicial District Juvenile Board.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0851. FORT BEND COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board
of Fort Bend County is composed of the county judge, the district
judges in Fort Bend 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. The
judge of a county court at law is entitled to receive the same
amount of additional compensation as the county judge receives.
(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 Fort Bend County.
(d) The board by majority vote shall annually elect one of
its members as chairman.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 55, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
§ 152.0852. FORT BEND COUNTY CHILD SUPPORT
OFFICE. (a) The judges of the district courts in Fort Bend 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
Brazoria, Matagorda, or 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.
§ 152.0853. FORT BEND COUNTY CHILD SUPPORT SERVICE
FEE. (a) The Fort Bend 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.
§ 152.0881. FRIO COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Frio County is composed of the county judge and the district judges
in Frio 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 Frio County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0901. GALVESTON COUNTY. (a) The Galveston
County Juvenile Board is composed of:
(1) the county judge;
(2) the district judges in Galveston County;
(3) the judge of each statutory county court;
(4) a municipal judge in Galveston County, selected by
majority vote of all the municipal judges in the county; and
(5) a justice of the peace in Galveston County,
selected by majority vote of all the justices of the peace in the
county.
(b) The juvenile board annually shall elect its chairman and
other officers.
(c) The juvenile board members do not receive compensation
for serving on the juvenile board. The county commissioners court
shall pay the members $75 per month for performing the additional
duties prescribed by Sections 152.0902 and 152.0903.
(d) The board shall meet monthly to review the work of the
chief juvenile probation officer and the other juvenile probation
officers and to consider any matter relating to juveniles and the
disposition of cases relating to juveniles pending before the
juvenile court.
(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 board chairman shall certify a claim for expenses as
being necessary for the performance of the officer's duties. The
county commissioners court shall provide the necessary funds to pay
the salaries and expenses.
(h) The commissioners court shall appoint a citizens'
advisory committee composed of not more than 15 persons. The
committee shall consult with the juvenile board and the
commissioners court on matters relating to juveniles. The
committee annually shall elect a chairman and other officers and
may meet at its own discretion.
(i) 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 Galveston County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1140, § 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
§ 152.0902. GALVESTON COUNTY INSTITUTIONS. (a) The
juvenile board of Galveston 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 criminal district attorney of Galveston 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.
§ 152.0903. COLLECTION AND DISBURSEMENT OF SUPPORT
PAYMENTS IN GALVESTON COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Galveston 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.
§ 152.0911. GARZA COUNTY. (a) The Garza County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge, the district judges
in Garza County, and the judge of any statutory court in the county
designated as a juvenile court. The juvenile court judge may
appoint five citizen members to serve on the board for a term set by
the judge.
(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 $120, payable in equal monthly installments from the
general fund or any other available fund of the county. The citizen
members serve without compensation.
(d) The chief juvenile probation officer may set the
salaries and allowances of juvenile probation personnel with the
approval of the board.
(e) Section 152.0005(b) does not apply to the juvenile board
of Garza County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0921. GILLESPIE COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board
of Gillespie County is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Gillespie 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 Gillespie County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0931. GLASSCOCK COUNTY. (a) Glasscock County is
included in the 118th Judicial District Juvenile Board. The
juvenile board is composed of the county judges and the district
judges in Glasscock, Howard, and Martin counties.
(b) The juvenile board shall elect one of its members as
chairman at the beginning of each calendar year.
(c) The juvenile board shall hold regular quarterly
meetings at the call of the chairman.
(d) The chief juvenile probation officer may set the
salaries and allowances of juvenile probation personnel with the
approval of the board.
(e) Each county shall pay the expenses of the juvenile board
in accordance with the ratio that the population of the county bears
to the total population of the three counties.
(f) Each county judge who is a member of the board shall
appoint two citizens to serve on an advisory council. A vacancy on
the juvenile board is filled by the county judge who appointed the
original member.
(g) Sections 152.0002, 152.0003, and 152.0005(b) do not
apply to the 118th Judicial District Juvenile Board.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0941. GOLIAD COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Goliad County is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Goliad 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 Goliad
County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0951. GONZALES COUNTY. (a) The Gonzales County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Gonzales 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 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
Gonzales County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0961. GRAY COUNTY. (a) The Gray County Juvenile
Board is composed of the county judge and the district judges in
Gray 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 additional compensation in an amount that will reasonably
compensate them for their added duties. The commissioners court
shall also reimburse the members for the members' actual and
necessary expenses incurred in performing their duties. The
commissioners court may not reduce the members' compensation or
expenses below the amount paid to the members as compensation and
expenses on June 6, 1979. Each member shall receive equal
compensation.
(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 Gray
County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0971. GRAYSON COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Grayson County is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Grayson 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 compensation in an amount set by the
commissioners court. The additional compensation is for the added
duties imposed on the members and shall be paid 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 do not apply to the juvenile board
of Grayson County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0981. GREGG COUNTY. (a) The Gregg County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge, the district judges
in Gregg County, and the judge of each county court at law.
(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. The salary 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) Repealed by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 17, §
2, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 17, § 1, 2, eff.
Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.0991. GRIMES COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Grimes County is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Grimes County.
(b) The commissioners court shall pay the juvenile board
members additional annual compensation set by the commissioners
court at not less than $100 nor more than $300, 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 Grimes County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1001. GUADALUPE COUNTY. (a) The Guadalupe
County Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the
district judges in Guadalupe County. The county judge may add the
judge of the county court at law to the board or may, from time to
time, designate the judge of the county court at law to serve on the
board in the county judge's place.
(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
Guadalupe County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1011. HALE COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Hale County is composed of the county judge, the district judges in
Hale 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.
(c) The commissioners court 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 county.
(d) The commissioners court 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 county.
(e) A member of the juvenile board is not liable in civil
damages or for criminal prosecution for an action taken by the
juvenile board.
(f) The juvenile board shall appoint an advisory council
composed of five citizens from different parts of Hale County.
(g) Sections 152.0004 and 152.0005(b) do not apply to the
juvenile board in Hale County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 454, § 2, eff. Aug. 30,
1993.
§ 152.1021. HALL COUNTY. (a) The Hall County Juvenile
Board is composed of the county judges and the district judges in
Hall 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 Hall
County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1031. HAMILTON COUNTY. (a) Hamilton 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 Hamilton County shall pay the
county judge in Hamilton County and the 220th Judicial Disrict
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 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 Hamilton County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 336, § 3, eff. May 29, 1999.
§ 152.1041. HANSFORD COUNTY. (a) The Hansford County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge, the district judges
in Hansford County, and the judge of any statutory county court
designated as a juvenile court.
(b) The board shall hold regular meetings each year on dates
set by the board and special meetings at the call of the chairman.
(c) The board may cooperate with other juvenile boards to
provide adequate services.
(d) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board
members a salary in an amount set by the commissioners court.
(e) The county auditor shall serve as the board's fiscal
officer.
(f) 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.
(g) 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.
(h) The board may accept aid, grants, or 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.
(i) 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.
(j) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005(a) and (b),
152.0006, and 152.0008(a) do not apply to the juvenile board of
Hansford County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1051. HARDEMAN COUNTY. (a) Hardeman County is
included in the 46th Judicial District Juvenile Board.
(b) Section 152.0841 applies to the 46th Judicial District
Juvenile Board.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1061. HARDIN COUNTY. (a) The Hardin County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Hardin 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 more than $5,000 for the added duties imposed on the
members. The additional compensation shall be paid in equal
monthly installments from the general fund of the 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 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 Hardin
County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1071. HARRIS COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Harris County is composed of:
(1) the county judge;
(2) the juvenile court judges;
(3) one judge of a district court that primarily hears
family law matters, selected by those judges;
(4) one judge of a district court that primarily hears
criminal law cases, selected by those judges;
(5) one judge of a district court that primarily hears
civil cases, selected by those judges; and
(6) a justice of the peace in Harris County, selected
by majority vote of all of the justices of the peace in the county.
(b) At the first meeting in January each year the board
shall elect a chairman from among the members. The board shall hold
regular monthly meetings and may meet at the call of the chairman or
at the written 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.
(c) Subject to the approval of the commissioners court, the
juvenile board shall establish a general personnel policy for the
employees of the probation department and the county institutions
under the jurisdiction of the board. The board shall establish and
maintain an employee classification system that includes:
(1) an accurate statement of the duties of each
employee position;
(2) the qualifications for each position; and
(3) a compensation plan that ensures equal pay for
equal work.
(d) The juvenile board shall make an annual written report
to the commissioners court that relates to the operations and
efficiency of the juvenile probation department and the county
institutions 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.
(e) The board shall investigate the operations of the
juvenile probation department and the county institutions under the
jurisdiction of the board at the request of the juvenile court
judge. The board shall make a written report of the investigation
to the commissioners court.
(f) 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.
(g) Subject to the approval of the commissioners court, the
board may accept and hold in trust a grant or donation of land,
money, or other personal property to benefit the county facilities
under the jurisdiction of the board.
(h) Sections 152.0002, 152.0003, 152.0004, 152.0005,
152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board
of Harris County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 741, § 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
§ 152.1072. HARRIS COUNTY JUVENILE PROBATION
DEPARTMENT. (a) The Harris County chief probation officer is the
chief administrative officer of the juvenile probation department
and the director of the county institutions under the jurisdiction
of the juvenile board.
(b) The chief probation officer shall annually prepare
under the juvenile board's direction a budget for the juvenile
probation department and the county institutions 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 prescribed by law for the
other county agencies and departments.
(c) The chief probation officer shall hire the employees of
the juvenile probation department and of the county institutions
under the jurisdiction of the juvenile board. The chief probation
officer may remove an employee at any time. The appointment and
removal of supervisors of the probation department and of
superintendents of county institutions are subject to approval by
the juvenile board. The commissioners court shall pay the salaries
and expenses of the employees as determined by the budget submitted
by the juvenile board and approved by the commissioners court.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1073. HARRIS COUNTY CHILDREN'S PROTECTIVE
SERVICES BOARD. (a) In this section:
(1) "Board" means the Harris County Children's
Protective Services Board.
(2) "Director" means the highest administrative
officer who is responsible to the board.
(3) "Institution" means an institution for the care
and protection of children who have been abandoned or abused, or are
for any other reason in need of protective services. The term does
not include a detention facility for delinquent children or
children in need of supervision or a facility primarily for
children with severe psychological or other medical conditions.
(b) The board has the powers and duties of a child welfare
board created under Section 264.005, Family Code.
(c) The board may, with the approval of the commissioners
court, assume jurisdiction, management, and control over a county
owned institution. If the board assumes control and management of
an institution, the board shall perform the functions in relation
to the institutions that the juvenile board and chief probation
officer of Harris County formerly performed.
(d) The board may designate the director or a specially
designated assistant as the director of one or more institutions.
(e) The board may hire and remove institution employees.
The board shall establish a general personnel policy for
institution employees and shall pay the salaries and expenses of
the employees from funds supplied by the commissioners court under
the annual budget or supplemental budget approved by the
commissioners court or from funds supplied by the state or other
sources.
(f) The board shall prepare an annual budget for the
institutions and submit the budget to the commissioners court for
final approval as prescribed by law for other county agencies and
departments. The board shall also make an annual report to the
commissioners court on the operations and efficiency of the
institutions.
(g) In addition to the authority granted to the board by the
commissioners court and the Texas Department of Human Services, the
board may:
(1) disburse funds from sources other than the
commissioners court and the Texas Department of Human Services to
benefit children under this section and to provide care,
protection, evaluation, training, treatment, education, and
recreation to those children;
(2) refuse to accept any funds the board considers to
be inappropriate, incompatible, or burdensome to board policies or
the provision of services;
(3) accept a gift or grant of real or personal property
or accept support under or an interest in a trust to benefit
children under this section and hold the gift or grant directly or
in trust;
(4) use a gift or grant to benefit children under this
section and to provide care, protection, education, or training to
those children;
(5) accept and disburse as provided by Subdivision (1)
fees and contributions from parents, guardians, and relatives of
children who are:
(A) in county supported substitute care or
custody; or
(B) being assisted by casework, day care, or
homemaker services, by medical, psychological, dental, or other
remedial help, or by teaching, training, or other services;
(6) account for and spend funds the board receives as
fees, contributions, payments made by guardians, or payments made
to benefit a child in the board's legal custody;
(7) receive and disburse funds available to support or
benefit a child in the board's legal custody, including social
security benefits, life insurance proceeds, survivors' pension or
annuity benefits, or a beneficial interest in property; and
(8) receive and use funds, grants, and assistance
available to the board from a federal or state department or agency
to carry out the functions and programs of the department or agency
that is designed to aid or extend programs and operations approved
by the board.
(h) The board shall designate the director or an assistant
to apply for letters of guardianship if necessary to receive funds
under Subsection (g)(7). The director or an assistant may:
(1) apply for and disburse the funds to provide
special items of support for children under this section or to pay
general administrative expenses relating to services under this
section;
(2) hold the funds in trust; or
(3) apply the funds for a particular or more
restricted purpose as required by law or the source of the funds.
(i) The board may delegate to the director or an assistant
any function or duty authorized or prescribed by this section. If
the board delegates the duty to prepare the annual budget and
report, the board must approve the budget and report before they are
submitted to the commissioners court. The board may periodically
review any delegation.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, § 7.50, eff. Sept. 1,
1997.
§ 152.1074. HARRIS COUNTY CHILD SUPPORT
DEPARTMENT. (a) The Harris County Commissioners Court may create
a child support department to receive, disburse, and record
payments of restitution and child and spousal support made to the
department under a court order or may designate by order a county
officer to create a child support office within the officer's
department to receive, disburse, and record payments of restitution
and child and spousal support made to the office under a court
order. The commissioners court may rescind the order designating
the officer at any time.
(b) The commissioners court may appoint an advisory board to
advise the court on matters relating to the policies and procedures
of the child support department. The advisory board consists of
seven judges of district courts in Harris County whose courts
specialize in family or juvenile cases.
(c) If the commissioners court creates a child support
department, the commissioners court shall appoint a director to
serve at the pleasure of the commissioners court. The director may
hire additional employees subject to the approval of the
commissioners court. The director must execute a bond with a
solvent surety company authorized to execute bonds of this type in
the state. The bond shall be payable to the county judge and
conditioned on the director's faithful performance of his duties
and on the director properly accounting for any funds entrusted to
him. The commissioners court shall set the amount of the bond and
shall pay the premium for the bond out of the general funds of the
county.
(d) The director or the director's agent or the county
officer designated to create an office of child support within the
county officer's department or the county officer's agent shall
receive the payments made under this section. The director or the
director's agent or the county officer designated to create an
office of child support within the county officer's department or
the county officer's agent shall disburse the funds in the manner
the district court determines to be in the best interests of the
parties involved in the case and in accordance with departmental
policies as approved by the commissioners court.
(e) The director or the county officer designated to create
an office of child support within the county officer's department
or the county officer's agent shall keep an accurate and complete
record of all receipts and disbursements of funds under this
section. The county auditor shall inspect the record, audit the
accounts annually, and make a report of the auditor's findings and
recommendations to the commissioners court.
(f) To recover the costs of providing services, the
commissioners court may provide by order for the collection by the
district clerk of a fee set by the commissioners court at an amount
that does not exceed $12. A person who files a suit for divorce,
annulment, or to declare a marriage void in which the parties are
parents of a child, as that term is defined by Section 101.003,
Family Code, shall pay the fee at the time the suit is filed.
(g) The commissioners court may provide by order for the
collection by the department of a fee not to exceed $2 for each
transaction, other than the receipt of a payment of support, in
connection with a suit for spousal support or a suit affecting the
parent-child relationship, including services relating to the
location of an absent parent, an accounting of support payments, a
computer printout of payment history, and a monthly notification of
the nonpayment of support.
(h) Each year the commissioners court may set aside an
amount equal to not more than four percent of the amount of fees
collected under this section during the previous year to provide
self-insurance for errors and omissions.
(i) The commissioners court may contract with a private
entity to provide any part of the services this section authorizes
the department to provide or, in lieu of establishing the child
support department, may contract with a private entity to provide
all of the services this section authorizes the department to
provide.
(j) If the commissioners court contracts with a private
entity to collect or disburse support payments or the fee
prescribed by this section, the commissioners court shall require
the entity to keep accurate and complete records of all receipts and
disbursements. The entity shall permit the county auditor to
inspect the entity's records and audit the accounts annually. The
commissioners court shall also require the entity to execute a
surety bond. The bond must be similar to the bond required by
Subsection (c), but the commissioners court may not pay the premium
for the bond.
(k) If the commissioners court designates a county officer
to create an office of child support within the county officer's
department, the county officer shall serve as the director of the
child support department. The county officer may hire additional
employees subject to the approval of the commissioners court. The
county officer must execute a bond with a solvent surety company
authorized to execute bonds of this type in this state. The bond
shall be payable to the county judge and conditioned on the county
officer's faithful performance of the duties entrusted to him under
this section and on the county officer's properly accounting for
any funds entrusted to him. The commissioners court shall set the
amount of the bond and shall pay the premium for the bond out of the
general funds of the county.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, § 12.06(a), eff. Aug.
26, 1991; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 364, § 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995;
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, § 7.51, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
§ 152.1076. CERTIFICATE OF INDEBTEDNESS FOR
FACILITIES. (a) Certificates of indebtedness issued and sold by
the commissioners court of Harris 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.
§ 152.1081. HARRISON COUNTY. (a) The Harrison County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge, the district judges
in Harrison 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 compensation in an amount set by the
commissioners court. 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
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
Harrison County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1091. HARTLEY COUNTY. (a) The Hartley County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge, the district judges
in Hartley County, and the judge of any statutory court designated
as a juvenile court.
(b) The board shall hold regular meetings each year on dates
set by the board and special meetings at the call of the chairman.
(c) The juvenile board shall elect one of its members as
chairman at the beginning of each year.
(d) The board may cooperate with other juvenile boards to
provide adequate services.
(e) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board
members a salary in an amount set by the commissioners court.
(f) 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.
(g) 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.
(h) The board may accept aid, grants, or 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.
(i) 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.
(j) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005(a) and (b), and
152.0008(a) do not apply to the Hartley County Juvenile Board.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1101. HASKELL COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Haskell County is composed of the county judge, the district judges
in Haskell County, and the judge of any statutory court designated
as a juvenile court. The juvenile court judge may appoint two
public members to serve on the board for a term set by the judge.
(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
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. The public members
serve without compensation.
(d) The chief juvenile probation officer may set the
salaries and allowances of juvenile probation personnel with the
approval of the board.
(e) Section 152.0005(b) does not apply to the juvenile board
of Haskell County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1111. HAYS COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Hays County is composed of the county judge, the district judge of
the 22nd judicial district, the judges of the county court at law,
the county sheriff, and the criminal district attorney.
(b) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board
members additional annual compensation in an amount determined by
the commissioners court. 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 Hays
County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 709, § 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1997.
§ 152.1121. HEMPHILL COUNTY. (a) The Hemphill County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Hemphill County.
(b) The juvenile board shall select one of its members to
act as chairman.
(c) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board
members additional compensation in an amount that will reasonably
compensate them for their added duties. The board members shall
receive the same compensation.
(d) The commissioners court shall reimburse the juvenile
board members for the members' actual and necessary expenses
incurred in performing their duties.
(e) The juvenile board shall certify all claims for expenses
of the juvenile probation officer as necessary in the performance
of the officer's duties.
(f) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006,
152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of
Hemphill County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1131. HENDERSON COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board
of Henderson County is composed of:
(1) the county judge;
(2) the judges of the 3rd, 173rd, and 392nd judicial
districts;
(3) the judges of the county courts at law; and
(4) the county attorney.
(b) The juvenile board shall elect one of its members as
chairman at its first regular meeting of each fiscal year.
(c) The commissioners court shall pay the 173rd and 392nd
district judges and the county court at law judges an amount set by
the commissioners court at not less than $750 a month and shall pay
the 3rd district judge an amount set by the commissioners court at
not less than one-third of the amount paid to the 173rd or 392nd
district judge or the county court at law judges. The commissioners
court shall pay the other juvenile board members an amount set by
the commissioners court at not less than $250 a month. The
compensation is in addition to other compensation provided or
allowed by law.
(d) The county attorney shall file, prosecute, and try on
behalf of the state all juvenile cases in the juvenile court. A
district attorney with jurisdiction in Henderson County shall act
for the county attorney at the request of the juvenile court judge
if the county attorney is ill or unable to perform his duties.
(e) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006,
152.0007, and 152.0008(a) do not apply to the juvenile board of
Henderson County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 332, § 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1999; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 377, § 3(b), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
§ 152.1141. HIDALGO COUNTY. (a) The Hidalgo County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Hidalgo County.
(b) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board
members additional annual compensation set by the commissioners
court at not more than $8,000 for the added duties imposed on the
members. The compensation shall be paid in equal monthly
installments from the general fund of the county.
(c) The commissioners court may 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 matters. The annual amount for which
the judge may be reimbursed may not exceed $600.
(d) The juvenile board may require a board employee to enter
into a bond payable to the board, conditioned on the faithful
performance of the person's duties. The board shall pay the premium
of the bond. The board may suspend or remove an employee for good
cause.
(e) The commissioners court shall provide the juvenile
probation officers with:
(1) automobiles and their maintenance and operation
for use in official duties; or
(2) an automobile allowance in the amount the
commissioners court determines to be necessary for use of a
personal automobile on official business.
(f) The board shall control and supervise each county
facility used to train, educate, detain, support, or correct
juveniles. The board shall appoint the superintendent of each
institution.
(g) The board may accept gifts or grants of real or personal
property subject to the terms and conditions of the gift or grant to
use for the benefit of the juvenile justice system.
(h) The board shall submit an annual budget to the county
commissioners court. The commissioners court may appropriate and
the juvenile board shall use money from the county general fund to
administer this section.
(i) The board may authorize the use of foster homes for the
temporary care of a child alleged to be a child in need of
supervision or a delinquent child or a child that is dependent or
neglected.
(j) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006,
152.0007, and 152.0008(b) do not apply to the juvenile board of
Hidalgo County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1142. HIDALGO COUNTY COURT CONFERENCE
COMMITTEE. (a) A law enforcement officer in Hidalgo County may
refer to the court conference committee a child who:
(1) has been charged with a Class C misdemeanor (first
offense only);
(2) is a status offender; or
(3) is a truant or runaway.
(b) This section does not affect:
(1) the authority of a law enforcement officer under
Title 3, Family Code; or
(2) the duty of a law enforcement officer to report a
case to a state or local child protective services agency.
(c) In this section:
(1) "Child" has the meaning assigned by Section 51.02,
Family Code.
(2) "Court conference committee" means the county
juvenile probation program's court conference committee.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 527, § 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.
§ 152.1151. HILL COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Hill County is composed of the county judge and the district judges
in Hill 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 annual compensation set by the commissioners
court at not more than $2,400 as compensation for the added 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.
(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 Hill County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1161. HOCKLEY COUNTY. (a) The Hockley County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge, the district judge
in Hockley County, the judge of any statutory court designated as a
juvenile court in the county, and the juvenile court referee, if
any. Subject to approval by the commissioners court, the chairman
shall appoint five public members to serve on the board for a period
of two years. A public member may be reappointed to 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 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. All meetings shall be held at a site in
Hockley County.
(d) The commissioners court shall pay the judges on the
juvenile board an annual salary set by the commissioners court at
not more than $600, 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 Hockley 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 Hockley County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 513, § 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 476, § 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1993.
§ 152.1182. COMPENSATION OF JUVENILE COURT
JUDGE. (a) The commissioners court shall pay the juvenile court
judge of Hopkins County an annual salary set by the commissioners
court at not less than $2,400 nor more than $3,600 for serving as
juvenile court judge.
(b) The compensation is in addition to any other
compensation the judge receives and is payable in equal monthly
installments from the general fund, salary fund, or any other
available fund of the county.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1191. HOUSTON COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Houston County is composed of the county judge, the district judges
in Houston County, the county attorney, and each county court at law
judge.
(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 compensation set by the commissioners court at
not less than $50 nor more than $250 a month as compensation for the
added duties imposed on the members.
(d) The county attorney shall file, prosecute, and try on
behalf of the state all juvenile cases in the juvenile court. The
district attorney shall act for the county attorney if the county
attorney is ill, absent, or otherwise unable to perform his duties.
(e) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006,
152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Houston
County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 536, § 1, eff. Aug. 26,
1991.
§ 152.1201. HOWARD COUNTY. (a) Howard County is
included in the 118th Judicial District Juvenile Board.
(b) Section 152.0931 applies to the 118th Judicial District
Juvenile Board.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1211. HUDSPETH COUNTY. (a) The
Culberson-Hudspeth Counties Juvenile Board is composed of the
county judges and the district judges in Culberson and Hudspeth
counties.
(b) Section 152.0611 applies to the Culberson-Hudspeth
Counties Juvenile Board.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1221. HUNT COUNTY. (a) The Hunt County Juvenile
Board is composed of the county judge, the district judges in Hunt
County, and the judge of the 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 members of the
juvenile board additional annual compensation set by the
commissioners court at not more than $3,600 for the added duties
imposed on the members. The commissioners court may pay the
juvenile court clerk additional annual compensation set by the
commissioners court at not more than $800. The additional
compensation shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the
general fund or any other available fund of the county. The
compensation is in addition to all other compensation provided or
allowed by law for the clerk of the juvenile court.
(d) Each judge on the board shall appoint one citizen to
serve on the advisory council. Members of the advisory council
serve without compensation.
(e) A member of the advisory council is not liable in civil
damages or for criminal prosecution for an action taken by the
juvenile board.
(f) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006,
152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Hunt
County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1231. HUTCHINSON COUNTY. (a) The Hutchinson
County Juvenile Board is composed of:
(1) the county judge and the district judges in
Hutchinson County;
(2) one member appointed by the Hutchinson County
Commissioners Court; and
(3) one member appointed by the Borger Bar
Association.
(b) The appointed members serve one-year terms.
(c) The judge of the 316th Judicial District is the chairman
of the board and its chief administrative officer.
(d) The members of the juvenile board serve without
compensation.
(e) 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 salaries and expenses of the juvenile
probation officer.
(f) 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 Hutchinson County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1241. IRION COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Irion County is composed of the county judge and the district judges
in Irion 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 Irion County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1251. JACK COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board in
Jack and Wise counties is composed of the county judges, the
district judges in Jack and Wise counties, and the judge of each
statutory county court in the counties that is 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 commissioners courts shall pay the members of the
juvenile board an annual salary in an amount set by the
commissioners courts, payable in equal monthly installments out of
the general funds or any other available funds of the counties.
(d) 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.
(e) Section 152.0005(b) does not apply to the juvenile board
in Jack and Wise counties.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1261. JACKSON COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Jackson County is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Jackson 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 Jackson
County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1271. JASPER COUNTY. (a) Jasper County is
included in the East Texas Juvenile Board. The juvenile board is
composed of the county judge and the district judges in Jasper,
Newton, Sabine, or San Augustine County.
(b) The judge of the 1st Judicial District is the chairman
of the board and its chief administrative officer. The juvenile
board shall elect a county judge on the board to serve as
vice-chairman.
(c) The Commissioners Court of Jasper County may pay the
county judge of Jasper County additional annual compensation in an
amount set by the commissioners court.
(d) The commissioners courts of the counties included on the
board may pay the district judges on the board additional annual
compensation in an amount set by a majority of the county
commissioners of the four counties. The commissioners court of
each county shall pay the compensation to the district judges in
accordance with the ratio that the population of the county bears to
the total population of the four counties.
(e) The compensation paid to the county and district judges
is for the added duties imposed on the judges and shall be paid in
equal monthly installments from the general fund or any other
available fund of the counties.
(f) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006,
152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the East Texas Juvenile
Board.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1281. JEFF DAVIS COUNTY. (a) The Jeff Davis
County Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the
district judges in Jeff Davis 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 Jeff
Davis County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1291. JEFFERSON COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board
of Jefferson County is composed of the county judge and the district
and criminal district judges in Jefferson County.
(b) The juvenile court judge is the chairman of the board
and its chief administrative officer.
(c) The commissioners court may pay the county judge on the
juvenile board additional annual compensation set by the
commissioners court at not more than $5,000 as compensation for the
administrative and judicial services performed by the judge. The
compensation shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the
general fund of the county.
(d) 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, conditioned on the
faithful performance of the person's duties, and approved by the
board.
(e) 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.
(f) Sections 152.0002, 152.0003, 152.0005, 152.0006,
152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of
Jefferson County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1292. JEFFERSON COUNTY INSTITUTIONS. (a) The
juvenile board of Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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.
§ 152.1293. COLLECTION AND DISBURSEMENT OF SUPPORT
PAYMENTS IN JEFFERSON COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Jefferson 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 in the probation
office. The payment book is open to public inspection. The county
auditor shall audit the records.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1321. JOHNSON COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Johnson County is composed of the county judge, the district judges
in Johnson 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 shall pay the juvenile board
members additional compensation in an amount set by the
commissioners court. The additional compensation is for the added
duties imposed on the members and 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 Johnson County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1076, § 3, eff. Sept. 1,
1989.
§ 152.1322. JOHNSON COUNTY SUPPORT PAYMENT
COLLECTION. (a) The juvenile board of Johnson County may appoint
the district clerk in Johnson County to administer support payments
for Johnson County.
(b) The juvenile board may provide for the payment of a
monthly support service fee of $1. The fee is assessed against the
person ordered by a district court of Johnson 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.
§ 152.1331. JONES COUNTY. (a) The Jones County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge, the district judges
in Jones County, and the judge of each statutory court designated as
a juvenile court. The juvenile court judge may appoint one public
member to serve on the board for a term set by the judge.
(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
board an annual salary set by the commissioners court at not more
than $5,000, payable in equal monthly installments from the general
fund or any other available fund of the county. The public member
serves without compensation.
(d) The chief juvenile probation officer may set the
salaries and allowances of juvenile probation personnel with the
approval of the board.
(e) Section 152.0005(b) does not apply to the juvenile board
of Jones County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1341. KARNES COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Karnes County is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Karnes 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 Karnes County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1351. KAUFMAN COUNTY. (a) The Kaufman County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge, the judge of the
County Court at Law of Kaufman County, the district judges in
Kaufman County, and the criminal district attorney.
(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 $600 for
the added duties imposed on the members. The compensation is in
addition to all other compensation paid to a board member by the
state or county and shall be paid in equal monthly installments from
the general fund of the county.
(d) The juvenile probation officer's expenses are payable
on a voucher signed by the board chairman. The commissioners court
shall pay the officer's salary and expenses from the general fund of
the county.
(e) 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 Kaufman County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 222, § 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1995.
§ 152.1361. KENDALL COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Kendall County is composed of the county judge, the judge of the
county court at law, and the district judges in Kendall 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 Kendall County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 138, § 1, eff. Sept. 1,
2001.
§ 152.1371. KENEDY COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Kenedy 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 Kenedy County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1391. KERR COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Kerr County is composed of the county judge and the district judges
in Kerr 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 Kerr County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1401. KIMBLE COUNTY. (a) The Kimble County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Kimble County.
(b) The juvenile board shall elect one of its members as
chairman.
(c) The juvenile board shall hold regular annual meetings on
dates set by the board and special meetings at the call of the
chairman.
(d) The commissioners court shall pay the juvenile board
members an annual salary of not less than $600, payable in equal
monthly installments from the general fund or any other available
fund of the county. The commissioners court may increase the
compensation at any time.
(e) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005(b), and 152.0006
do not apply to the juvenile board of Kimble County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1411. KING COUNTY. (a) King 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.
§ 152.1421. KINNEY COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Kinney County is composed of the county judge and district judges in
Kinney County.
(b) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board
members additional annual compensation set by the commissioners
court at not less than $1,200 nor more than $3,600, 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 Kinney County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1431. KLEBERG COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Kleberg 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 Kleberg County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1441. KNOX COUNTY. (a) Knox 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.
§ 152.1451. LAMAR COUNTY. (a) The Lamar County
Juvenile Board is composed of:
(1) the county judge;
(2) the statutory county court at law judge;
(3) the district judges in Lamar County; and
(4) one member of the commissioners court selected by
and from among the members of the commissioners court.
(b) The juvenile board shall elect one of its members as
chairman at its first regular meeting of each fiscal year. The
board shall hold regular meetings each year on dates set by the
board and special meetings at the call of the chairman.
(c) Service on a juvenile board by a judge is an additional
duty of office. The commissioners court may pay the board chairman
and other board members additional annual compensation for the
additional duties imposed on the chairman and the other board
members. The compensation shall be paid in equal monthly
installments from the general fund or any other available fund of
the county.
(d) The juvenile board shall recommend to the commissioners
court proposed salaries for juvenile probation officers and other
juvenile probation employees. The commissioners court shall set
the salaries of juvenile probation officers and other juvenile
probation employees after considering the recommendation of the
juvenile board and any other relevant factors, including the source
of funds, the duties and workload of the employees, and the effect
on other county employees. The commissioners court shall comply
with all applicable laws when setting the salaries of juvenile
probation officers and other juvenile probation employees.
(e) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006,
152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Lamar
County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1392, § 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1997.
§ 152.1461. LAMB COUNTY. (a) The Lamb County Juvenile
Board is composed of the county judge, the district judges in Lamb
County, and the judge of any statutory court designated as a
juvenile court. The juvenile court judge may appoint three public
members to serve on the board for a term set by the judge.
(b) The juvenile board shall elect one of its members as
chairman at the beginning of each year.
(c) The commissioners court may pay the judges on the board
an annual salary in an amount set by the commissioners court,
payable in equal monthly installments from the general fund or any
other available fund of the county. The public members serve
without compensation.
(d) Section 152.0005(b) does not apply to the juvenile board
of Lamb County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1471. LAMPASAS COUNTY. (a) The Lampasas County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Lampasas 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 of not more than $600 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.
(d) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006,
152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of
Lampasas County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1481. LA SALLE COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
La Salle County is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in La Salle 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 La Salle County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1491. LAVACA COUNTY. (a) The Lavaca County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Lavaca 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 Lavaca
County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1511. LEON COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Leon County is composed of the county judge and the judges of the
12th and 278th Judicial Districts.
(b) The commissioners court shall pay the juvenile board
members additional annual compensation set by the commissioners
court at not less than $100 nor more than $300, 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 Leon County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1521. LIBERTY COUNTY. (a) The Liberty County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and at least two
citizens of Liberty County appointed by the county judge with the
approval of the commissioners court. The juvenile probation
officer may be appointed as a public member. The public members
serve two-year terms.
(b) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board
members additional annual compensation in an amount set by the
commissioners court. The additional compensation is for the added
duties imposed on the members and shall be paid in equal monthly
installments from the general fund or any other appropriate fund of
the county. The compensation paid to the public members is in
addition to any other salary received by a public member. If the
juvenile probation officer serves as a public member, the officer
may not receive additional compensation for serving on the board.
(c) The commissioners court shall certify all claims for
expenses of the juvenile probation officer and the officer's
assistants 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 and the
officer's assistants.
(d) The county judge shall serve as the judge of the
juvenile court.
(e) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006,
152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Liberty
County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1541. LIPSCOMB COUNTY. (a) The Lipscomb County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Lipscomb County.
(b) The juvenile board shall select one of its members to
act as chairman.
(c) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board
members additional compensation in an amount that will reasonably
compensate them for their added duties. The board members shall
receive the same compensation.
(d) The commissioners court shall reimburse the juvenile
board members for the members' actual and necessary expenses
incurred in performing their duties.
(e) The juvenile board shall certify all claims for expenses
of the juvenile probation officer as necessary in the performance
of the officer's duties.
(f) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006,
152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of
Lipscomb County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1551. LIVE OAK COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Live Oak County is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Live Oak 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 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 Live
Oak County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1561. LLANO COUNTY. (a) The Llano County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Llano 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 Llano
County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1581. LUBBOCK COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Lubbock County is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Lubbock County.
(b) The commissioners court may pay the county judge
additional annual compensation of $1,500, payable in equal monthly
installments from the general fund of the county. The
commissioners court may pay each district judge an annual salary of
not less than $6,500, payable in equal monthly installments from
the general fund or any other available fund of the county. The
commissioners court shall pay the members an additional $75 per
month for performing the additional duties prescribed by Sections
152.1582 and 152.1583.
(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 Lubbock County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1582. LUBBOCK COUNTY INSTITUTIONS. (a) The
juvenile board of Lubbock 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 Lubbock 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.
§ 152.1583. COLLECTION AND DISBURSEMENT OF SUPPORT
PAYMENTS IN LUBBOCK COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of Lubbock
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.
§ 152.1591. LYNN COUNTY. (a) The Lynn County Juvenile
Board is composed of the county judge, the district judges in Lynn
County, and the judge of each statutory court designated as a
juvenile court. The juvenile court judge may appoint three public
members to serve on the board for a term set by the judge.
(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 annual meetings
each year on dates set by the board and special meetings at the call
of the chairman.
(d) The commissioners court shall pay the judges on the
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. The public members serve without compensation.
(e) The commissioners court shall pay the salaries and
allowances of juvenile probation personnel and other expenses
certified as necessary by the board chairman and approved by the
commissioners court from the general funds of the county.
(f) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, and 152.0005(b) do not
apply to the juvenile board of Lynn County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1601. MCCULLOCH COUNTY. (a) The McCulloch
County Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the
district judges in McCulloch County.
(b) The juvenile board shall elect one of its members as
chairman.
(c) The juvenile board shall hold regular annual meetings on
dates set by the board and special meetings at the call of the
chairman.
(d) The commissioners court shall pay the juvenile board
members an annual salary of not less than $600, payable in equal
monthly installments from the general fund or any other available
fund of the county. The county commissioners court may increase the
compensation at any time.
(e) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005(b), and 152.0006
do not apply to the juvenile board of McCulloch County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1611. MCLENNAN COUNTY. (a) The McLennan County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in McLennan County.
(b) The juvenile board shall hold meetings at least once
every three months in accordance with board rules.
(c) The board shall keep records as required by law and
board rules.
(d) 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.
(e) The commissioners court shall provide the necessary
funds to pay the salaries and expenses of the juvenile probation
personnel.
(f) 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 McLennan County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1612. COMPENSATION OF COUNTY, DISTRICT, AND COUNTY
COURT AT LAW JUDGES. (a) The Commissioners Court of McLennan
County shall annually supplement the salaries of the judges of the
county and county court at law in an amount of not less than $1,500
nor more than $5,000 for services rendered to the juvenile board of
McLennan County. The supplement is in addition to all other salary
paid or authorized to be paid by the state to the judges of the
county and county court at law.
(b) The commissioners court shall pay the district judges in
the county an annual salary of not less than $1,500 for services
rendered to the juvenile board. The salary is in addition to the
supplemental salary paid to the judges under Section 32.155(a),
Government Code.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1621. MCMULLEN COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board
of McMullen County is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in McMullen 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 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
McMullen County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1631. MADISON COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Madison County is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Madison County.
(b) The commissioners court shall pay the juvenile board
members additional annual compensation set by the commissioners
court at not less than $100 nor more than $300, 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 Madison County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1641. MARION COUNTY. (a) Marion County is
included in the Camp, Marion, Morris, and Titus Counties Juvenile
Board.
(b) Section 152.0381 applies to the Camp, Marion, Morris,
and Titus Counties Juvenile Board.
(c) Section 152.1612 is suspended while Marion County is a
member of the Camp, Marion, Morris, and Titus Counties Juvenile
Board.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1642. MARION COUNTY. (a) The Marion County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judges and the district
judges in Marion 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 $1,200 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.
(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 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 Marion
County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1651. MARTIN COUNTY. (a) Martin County is
included in the 118th Judicial District Juvenile Board.
(b) Section 152.0931 applies to the 118th Judicial District
Juvenile Board.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1661. MASON COUNTY. (a) The Mason County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Mason 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 Mason
County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1671. MATAGORDA COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board
of Matagorda County is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Matagorda County.
(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 Matagorda County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 771, § 1, eff. June 20,
2003.
§ 152.1672. COMPENSATION OF JUVENILE JUDGE IN MATAGORDA
COUNTY. (a) The Commissioners Court of Matagorda 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.
§ 152.1673. MATAGORDA COUNTY CHILD SUPPORT
OFFICE. (a) The judges of the district courts in Matagorda 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
Brazoria, Fort Bend, 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.
§ 152.1674. MATAGORDA COUNTY CHILD SUPPORT SERVICE
FEE. (a) The Matagorda 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.
§ 152.1691. MEDINA COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Medina County is composed of the county judge, the district judges
in Medina County, and the judge of each county court at law.
(b) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board
members additional annual compensation set by the commissioners
court at not less than $1,200 nor more than $3,600, 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 Medina County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 549, § 1, eff. Aug. 26,
1991.
§ 152.1701. MENARD COUNTY. (a) The Menard County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Menard County.
(b) The juvenile board shall elect one of its members as
chairman.
(c) The juvenile board shall hold regular annual meetings on
dates set by the board and special meetings at the call of the
chairman.
(d) The commissioners court shall pay the juvenile board
members an annual salary of not less than $600, payable in equal
monthly installments from the general fund or any other available
fund of the county. The commissioners court may increase the
compensation at any time.
(e) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005(b), and 152.0006
do not apply to the juvenile board of Menard County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1711. MIDLAND COUNTY. (a) The Midland County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge, the district judges
in Midland 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 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 salaries and expenses of the juvenile
probation officer.
(d) Sections 152.0002, 152.0003, 152.0004, 152.0005,
152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board
of Midland County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1721. MILAM COUNTY. (a) Milam County is part of
the Milam, Robertson, Falls Counties Juvenile Board.
(b) Section 152.0791 applies to the Milam, Robertson, Falls
Counties Juvenile Board.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1741. MITCHELL COUNTY. (a) Mitchell County is
included in the Fisher, Mitchell, and Nolan counties juvenile
board. The juvenile board is composed of:
(1) a county judge from Fisher, Mitchell, or Nolan
County elected by a majority vote of the county judges from those
counties;
(2) the 32nd Judicial District judge or the judge of
the county court at law in Nolan County who is selected by agreement
between those two judges;
(3) one person appointed by the Nolan County
Commissioners Court;
(4) subject to Subsection (f), the city manager of
Sweetwater or another person appointed by the Sweetwater City
Commission;
(5) subject to Subsection (g), the superintendent of
the Sweetwater Independent School District or another person
appointed by the board of trustees of the Sweetwater Independent
School District;
(6) one person appointed by the Mitchell County
Commissioners Court;
(7) one person appointed by the Fisher County
Commissioners Court;
(8) the county attorney of Fisher, Mitchell, or Nolan
County selected by majority vote of the county judges of those
counties; and
(9) one person selected by majority vote of the county
judges of Fisher, Mitchell, and Nolan counties, subject to
confirmation by a vote of the commissioners courts of each of those
counties.
(b) The chairman of the board is the county judge appointed
under Subsection (a)(1). The chairman presides at meetings
scheduled by the board.
(c) The appointed members serve without compensation. Each
member serves a two-year term.
(d) The Mitchell County Commissioners Court shall pay from
the county general fund the salaries of the personnel assigned to
Mitchell County and the other expenses certified by the board
chairman as necessary to provide juvenile services in the county.
(e) Sections 152.0002, 152.0003, 152.0004, and 152.0005 do
not apply to the juvenile board in Fisher, Mitchell, and Nolan
counties.
(f) The board member appointed by the Sweetwater City
Commission under Subsection (a)(4) may be appointed only if the
City of Sweetwater agrees to provide funds for the salaries of the
personnel assigned to Nolan County and other expenses the board
chairman certifies as necessary to provide adequate juvenile
services to Nolan County as provided by Section 152.1831(d).
(g) The board member appointed by the Sweetwater
Independent School District under Subsection (a)(5) may be
appointed only if that school district agrees to provide funds for
the salaries of the personnel assigned to Nolan County and other
expenses the board chairman certifies as necessary to provide
adequate juvenile services to Nolan County as provided by Section
152.1831(d).
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 97, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
§ 152.1752. MONTAGUE COUNTY CHILD SUPPORT
DIVISION. (a) The child support division in the Montague County
Probation Department shall provide assistance to the district
clerk in collecting child or spousal support payments. The
division shall also assist in the enforcement of orders relating to
the possession of or access to a child and may initiate contempt
proceedings to enforce an order relating to the support and
conservator orders.
(b) The person ordered by a district court of Montague
County to pay child or spousal support to the district clerk shall
pay a monthly service fee of $1. The district clerk shall deduct
the service fee from each payment. If the payment is ordered to be
made semimonthly or weekly, the district clerk shall deduct 50
cents from each payment. The service fee authorized by this
subsection applies to child or spousal support payments ordered
before June 14, 1973, 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.
(c) A person found in contempt of court in Montague County
for failure to pay child or spousal support shall pay $15 as
attorney's fees if the contempt action is initiated by the
probation department. The additional cost shall be collected in
the same manner that other costs are collected.
(d) A person who files an adoption case in a district court
of Montague County shall pay to the district court a filing fee of
$25. The fee is in addition to other fees imposed for filing an
adoption case in Montague County and is taxed, collected, and paid
as other costs. Funds collected under this subsection shall be used
to provide adoption investigation service.
(e) The district clerk shall transfer the money collected
under this section to the county treasurer on the last day of each
month. The county treasurer shall deposit the fees to the credit of
the probation fund.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1753. MONTAGUE COUNTY PROBATION DEPARTMENT LEGAL
OFFICER. The county attorney of Montague County is the legal
officer for the Montague County Probation Department. If the
county attorney fails, refuses, or declines to perform the duties,
the probation board may appoint another suitable attorney as the
legal officer.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1761. MONTGOMERY COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board
of Montgomery County is composed of the county judge, the district
judges in Montgomery County, and the judge of each county court at
law.
(b) The commissioners court shall pay the juvenile board
members additional annual compensation set by the commissioners
court at not less than $3,000, payable in equal monthly
installments from the general fund of the county.
(c) Section 152.0003 does not apply to the juvenile board of
Montgomery County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 340, § 1, eff. May 29, 1999.
§ 152.1771. MOORE COUNTY. (a) The Moore County
Juvenile Board is composed of:
(1) the county judge; and
(2) six persons appointed by the Moore County
Commissioners Court.
(b) The appointed members serve staggered two-year terms
with the terms of three members expiring on December 31 of each
even-numbered year, and the terms of three members expiring on
December 31 of each odd-numbered year.
(c) The board shall select one of its members as chairman.
(d) The members serve without compensation.
(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 Moore County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 767, § 1, eff. Sept. 1,
2003.
§ 152.1781. MORRIS COUNTY. (a) Morris County is
included in the Camp, Marion, Morris, and Titus Counties Juvenile
Board.
(b) Section 152.0381 applies to the Camp, Marion, Morris,
and Titus Counties Juvenile Board.
(c) Section 152.1782 is suspended while Morris County is a
member of the Camp, Marion, Morris, and Titus Counties Juvenile
Board.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1782. MORRIS COUNTY. (a) The Morris County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Morris 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 $1,800 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.
(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 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 Morris County Juvenile
Board.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1791. MOTLEY COUNTY. (a) Motley 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.
§ 152.1801. NACOGDOCHES COUNTY. (a) The Nacogdoches
County Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge, the district
judges in Nacogdoches 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 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 Nacogdoches 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
Nacogdoches County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1077, § 3, eff. Sept. 1,
1989; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1208, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
§ 152.1811. NAVARRO COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Navarro County is composed of the county judge, the district judges
in Navarro County, and the criminal district attorney. The
juvenile board may appoint five public members to serve on the board
without salary for a term determined by the board.
(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 more
than $4,800, payable in equal monthly installments from the general
fund of the county.
(d) If approved by the juvenile board, the commissioners
court may 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) Section 152.0005(b) does not apply to the juvenile board
of Navarro County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1812. ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION OF JUVENILE COURT
JUDGE. (a) The Commissioners Court of Navarro County shall pay
the district judge of the 13th Judicial District an annual salary of
$4,000 for serving as the juvenile court judge.
(b) The salary is in addition to other compensation provided
by law and paid by the state.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1821. NEWTON COUNTY. (a) Newton County is
included in the East Texas Juvenile Board.
(b) Sections 152.1271(a), (b), (d), (e), and (f) apply to
the juvenile board in Jasper, Newton, Sabine, and San Augustine
counties.
(c) The Commissioners Court of Newton County may pay the
county judge of Newton County additional annual compensation in an
amount set by the commissioners court.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1831. NOLAN COUNTY. (a) Nolan County is
included in the Fisher, Mitchell, and Nolan counties juvenile
board. The juvenile board is composed of:
(1) a county judge from Fisher, Mitchell, or Nolan
County elected by a majority vote of the county judges from those
counties;
(2) the 32nd Judicial District judge or the judge of
the county court at law in Nolan County who is selected by agreement
between those two judges;
(3) one person appointed by the Nolan County
Commissioners Court;
(4) subject to Subsection (f), the city manager of
Sweetwater or another person appointed by the Sweetwater City
Commission;
(5) subject to Subsection (g), the superintendent of
the Sweetwater Independent School District or another person
appointed by the board of trustees of the Sweetwater Independent
School District;
(6) one person appointed by the Mitchell County
Commissioners Court;
(7) one person appointed by the Fisher County
Commissioners Court;
(8) the county attorney of Fisher, Mitchell, or Nolan
County selected by a majority vote of the county judges of those
counties; and
(9) one person selected by majority vote of the county
judges of Fisher, Mitchell, and Nolan counties, subject to
confirmation by a vote of the commissioners courts of each of those
counties.
(b) The chairman of the board is the county judge appointed
under Subsection (a)(1). The chairman presides at meetings
scheduled by the board.
(c) The appointed members serve without compensation. Each
member serves a two-year term.
(d) The Nolan County Commissioners Court, the Sweetwater
City Commission, and the board of trustees of the Sweetwater
Independent School District may agree to provide the funds for the
salaries of the personnel assigned to Nolan County and the other
expenses the board chairman certifies as necessary to provide
adequate juvenile services to Nolan County. The commissioners
court, city council, and board of trustees shall each provide
one-third of the funds.
(e) Sections 152.0002, 152.0003, 152.0004, and 152.0005 do
not apply to the juvenile board in Fisher, Mitchell, and Nolan
counties.
(f) The board member appointed by the Sweetwater City
Commission under Subsection (a)(4) may be appointed only if the
City of Sweetwater agrees to provide funds for the salaries of the
personnel assigned to Nolan County and other expenses the board
chairman certifies as necessary to provide adequate juvenile
services to Nolan County as provided by Subsection (d).
(g) The board member appointed by the Sweetwater
Independent School District under Subsection (a)(5) may be
appointed only if that school district agrees to provide funds for
the salaries of the personnel assigned to Nolan County and other
expenses the board chairman certifies as necessary to provide
adequate juvenile services to Nolan County as provided by
Subsection (d).
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 246, § 2, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
§ 152.1841. NUECES COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Nueces County is composed of the county judge, the district judges
in Nueces County, and the judge of the County Court at Law No. 5 of
Nueces County.
(b) The commissioners court shall pay the board members
annual additional compensation set by the commissioners court at
not less than $4,200 or more than $12,000 for the added duties
imposed on the members. The additional compensation is in lieu of
any other compensation provided by law for service on the juvenile
board.
(c) The commissioners court shall provide the juvenile
probation officers with:
(1) automobiles and their maintenance and operating
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.
(d) The juvenile board may require a juvenile probation
officer or institution superintendent to obtain a surety or
personal bond conditioned on faithful performance of duty in an
amount determined by the board.
(e) The juvenile board may suspend or remove a juvenile
probation officer or an institution superintendent 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.
(f) The commissioners court shall provide necessary funds
to maintain and operate the juvenile probation department.
(g) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006,
152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Nueces
County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1134, § 3, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
§ 152.1842. NUECES COUNTY INSTITUTIONS. (a) The
juvenile board of Nueces County controls and supervises each county
facility used for the detention of juveniles.
(b) The juvenile board 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 institution
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 Nueces 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.
§ 152.1843. COLLECTION AND DISBURSEMENT OF SUPPORT
PAYMENTS IN NUECES COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of Nueces
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.
§ 152.1844. CHILD SUPPORT SERVICE FEE IN NUECES
COUNTY. (a) The Commissioners Court of Nueces County by order may
provide for the collection of a monthly child support service fee in
an amount set by the commissioners court not to exceed $5.
(b) The fee is payable annually and in advance. The first
fee payment is due on the date that the payor is ordered to begin the
child support payments. Subsequent annual payments are due on the
anniversary of the date of the original fee payment.
(c) The court ordering the child support payment may assess
the fee in a case in which a person is ordered to pay child support
through the wife and child support division of the Nueces County
district clerk's office. The court may assess the fee against the
payor or payee or may waive the fee as to a particular person. If
the order does not waive the fee or assess the fee against a
particular person, the payor shall pay the fee.
(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.
The action may be brought by the court on its own motion or as
provided by law.
(e) The commissioners court by order may provide for the
collection of a fee in an amount set by the commissioners court not
to exceed $10 to be assessed as costs against a person who is
ordered to pay child support and defaults and is cited for contempt
of court.
(f) The district clerk shall collect the fees under this
section and shall transfer the money to the county treasurer. The
county treasurer shall deposit the fees to the credit of the county
general fund.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 272, § 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1991.
§ 152.1871. ORANGE COUNTY. (a) The Orange County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge, the district judges
in Orange County, and the judge of any statutory county court.
(b) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board
members additional annual compensation in an amount set by the
commissioners court. The compensation paid to the judge of the
county court at law may not exceed the compensation paid to the
other members.
(c) The commissioners court may 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 matters.
(d) The juvenile board may require a board employee to enter
into a bond payable to the board, conditioned on the faithful
performance of the person's duties. The board shall pay the premium
of the bond. The board may suspend or remove an employee for good
cause.
(e) The board shall control and supervise each county
institution used to detain juveniles. The board shall appoint the
superintendent of each institution.
(f) The board shall set the fees and costs that relate to the
programs or services the board administers.
(g) The board may accept gifts or grants of real or personal
property subject to the terms and conditions of the gift or grant.
(h) The board shall submit an annual budget to the
commissioners court. The commissioners court may appropriate and
the juvenile board shall use money from the county general fund to
administer this section.
(i) The board may authorize the use of foster homes for the
temporary care of a child alleged to be a child in need of
supervision or a delinquent child.
(j) Sections 152.0002, 152.0003, 152.0004, 152.0005,
152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008(b) do not apply to the Orange
County Juvenile Board.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1872. ORANGE COUNTY CHILD SUPPORT OFFICE AND
SUPPORT FEE. (a) The Orange County Juvenile Board shall
establish a child support office and appoint a child support
collector to collect and disburse child support payments as ordered
by a court.
(b) The office shall assess and collect a monthly fee of not
less than $1 for collecting and disbursing child or spousal support
payments made to the office. The fee is payable annually and in
advance or monthly, as ordered by the court.
(c) The payor of the support shall pay the fee unless the
payor is a member of the armed services, the support payment is made
by government check, and the support payment exceeds the amount the
person is ordered to pay. In this case, the payee shall pay the
service fee for as long as these circumstances continue.
(d) The first fee payment is due on the date that the payor
is ordered to begin the 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 fees are due on
the annual or monthly anniversary of the date of the original fee
payment, as appropriate, unless the court orders otherwise.
(e) 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.
(f) Fees collected under this section and Section 152.1873
shall be deposited in a separate fund known as the "Child Support
Fund" by the county treasurer. A record shall be kept of all fees
collected and expended. The child support fund is subject to
regular audit by the county auditor or other authorized person. An
annual report of receipts and expenditures in the account shall be
made to the commissioners court.
(g) The juvenile board shall administer the fees collected
under this section and Section 152.1873 to meet the expenses of the
office, including postage, equipment, stationery, office supplies,
subpoenas, salaries, and other expenses authorized by the board.
The fund shall be supplemented from the general fund or other
available funds of the county as necessary.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1873. ADOPTION AND CONTEMPT FEES IN ORANGE
COUNTY. (a) Each person who files a divorce case in Orange County
shall pay to the clerk of the district court a filing fee of not less
than $5. The fee is taxed, collected, and paid as other costs and is
used to assist in maintaining the child support office.
(b) A person found in contempt of court for failure or
refusal to pay child or spousal support or to comply with a court
order relating to access to or possession of a child shall pay costs
of court as determined by the district clerk. The costs are
collected to provide legal services, court costs, and expenses of
service in support cases.
(c) The person initiating the contempt procedure shall pay
the costs to the clerk of the district court. The court may require
a person found in contempt to reimburse the complainant for these
costs and other expenses incurred by the complainant in prosecuting
the contempt action.
(d) A receipt of all disbursements of money paid into the
child support office in a matter involving contempt shall be kept on
file.
(e) The costs prescribed by Subsection (b) may not be
assessed against a person who files a pauper's affidavit and is
found to qualify as a pauper.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1874. ORANGE COUNTY ADOPTION INVESTIGATION
FUND. (a) A person who files an adoption case in a court in Orange
County shall pay to the district clerk a filing fee of not less than
$25. The fee is taxed, collected, and paid as other costs.
(b) Money collected under this section shall be placed in
the adoption investigation fund. The juvenile board shall
administer the fund to maintain adoption investigation services.
The fund may be supplemented by money from the general fund or any
other available fund of the county as necessary.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1881. PALO PINTO COUNTY. (a) The Palo Pinto
County Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the
district judges in Palo Pinto 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 in an amount set by the commissioners court
for the added duties imposed on the members. The salary 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(a) do not apply to the juvenile board of Palo
Pinto County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1891. PANOLA COUNTY. (a) The Panola County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Panola 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 more than $1,800 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.
(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 Panola
County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1901. PARKER COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Parker County is composed of the county judge, the statutory county
court judges, and the district judges in Parker County.
Text of subsec. (b) effective until September 1, 2005
(b) The district court judge is the chairman of the board.
Text of subsec. (b) effective September 1, 2005
(b) The judge of the 43rd Judicial District is the chairman
of the board.
(c) The commissioners court shall pay the juvenile board
members an annual salary of not more than $6,000, payable in equal
monthly installments from the general fund or any other available
fund of the county.
(d) The juvenile board shall appoint not more than four
volunteers to serve on a citizen's advisory council. The advisory
council shall meet with the juvenile board at the board's regular
quarterly meetings and shall keep the board informed of current
community issues relating to juveniles.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1306, § 3(d), eff. Sept. 1,
2003.
§ 152.1911. PARMER 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) Section 152.0151 applies to the juvenile board of Bailey
and Parmer counties.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1921. PECOS COUNTY. (a) The Pecos County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Pecos 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 Pecos
County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1931. POLK COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Polk County is composed of the county judge, the district judges in
Polk County, and the judge of each county court at law.
(b) The commissioners court shall pay the juvenile board
members additional annual compensation set by the commissioners
court at not less than $3,000 nor more than $10,000, payable in
equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county. The
additional compensation paid to the judge of the county court at law
may not exceed the amount paid to the other members of the board.
(c) Sections 152.0002, 152.0003, 152.0004, 152.0005,
152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008 of the general provisions
subchapter do not apply to the juvenile board of Polk County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1941. POTTER COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Potter County is composed of the county judge, the district and
family district judges in Potter County, and the judge of each
county court at law.
(b) The juvenile board shall hold meetings at least once
every three months in accordance with board rules.
(c) The juvenile board members receive additional
compensation as prescribed by Section 152.0053.
(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 necessary
funds to pay the salaries and expenses of the juvenile probation
personnel.
(g) 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 Potter County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 595, § 2, eff. Sept. 1,
1989.
§ 152.1951. PRESIDIO COUNTY. (a) The Presidio County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Presidio 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
Presidio County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1971. RANDALL COUNTY. (a) The Randall County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge, the county court at
law judges, and the district judges in Randall 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 for the added
duties imposed on the members. The 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 Randall County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1981. REAGAN COUNTY. (a) The Reagan County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Reagan 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 Reagan
County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.1991. REAL COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Real County is composed of the county judge and the district judges
in Real County.
(b) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board
members additional annual compensation set by the commissioners
court at not less than $1,200 nor more than $3,600, 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 Real County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.2001. RED RIVER COUNTY. (a) The Red River County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in the county.
(b) The commissioners court may pay the members of the
juvenile board additional annual compensation set by the
commissioners court at not less than $1,200 for the added duties
imposed on the members. The compensation is payable in equal
monthly installments out of the general funds of the county.
(c) The commissioners court may reimburse the juvenile
court judge in the county for the judge's actual and necessary
expenses incurred in attending seminars and other educational or
instructional meetings relating to juvenile problems. Annual
reimbursement provided to a judge under this subsection may not
exceed $600.
(d) The commissioners court shall provide the funds for the
salaries and reasonable expenses of the juvenile probation
officers.
(e) 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 Red River County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 592, § 2(a), eff. Sept. 1,
1989.
§ 152.2021. REFUGIO COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Refugio County is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Refugio 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 Refugio
County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.2031. ROBERTS COUNTY. (a) The Roberts County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Roberts County.
(b) The juvenile board shall select one of its members to
act as chairman.
(c) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board
members additional compensation in an amount that will reasonably
compensate them for their added duties. The board members shall
receive the same compensation.
(d) The commissioners court shall reimburse the juvenile
board members for the members' actual and necessary expenses
incurred in performing their duties.
(e) The juvenile board shall certify all claims for expenses
of the juvenile probation officer as necessary in the performance
of the officer's duties.
(f) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006,
152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Roberts
County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.2041. ROBERTSON COUNTY. (a) Robertson County is
part of the Milam, Robertson, Falls Counties Juvenile Board.
(b) Section 152.0791 applies to the Milam, Robertson, Falls
Counties Juvenile Board.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.2051. ROCKWALL COUNTY. (a) The Rockwall County
Juvenile Board is composed of:
(1) the county judge;
(2) the district judge in Rockwall County;
(3) one county commissioner appointed by the
commissioners court;
(4) one member of the board of trustees of the Rockwall
Independent School District selected by the board of trustees of
the Rockwall Independent School District; and
(5) one member of the board of trustees of the Royse
City Independent School District selected by the board of trustees
of the Royse City Independent School District.
(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 compensation in an amount set by the
commissioners court. The compensation is for the added duties
imposed on the members and shall be paid 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 Rockwall County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 953, § 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1997.
§ 152.2061. RUNNELS COUNTY. (a) The Runnels County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge, the judge of the
119th Judicial District, and the district attorney.
(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 of the county.
The compensation is in addition to all other compensation provided
or allowed for a district attorney.
(d) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006,
152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Runnels
County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.2071. RUSK COUNTY. (a) The Rusk County Juvenile
Board is composed of the county judge, the district judges in Rusk
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 compensation in an amount set by the
commissioners court. 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 commissioners court may accept gifts, grants, or
donations from other political subdivisions of the state, an
organization, or other person for use in paying the salaries and
expenses of the juvenile probation officer. Funds received under
this subsection shall be placed in a special fund.
(e) 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 salaries and expenses of the juvenile
probation officer from the special fund or from the general fund.
(f) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006,
152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Rusk
County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.2081. SABINE COUNTY. (a) Sabine County is
included in the East Texas Juvenile Board.
(b) Sections 152.1271(a), (b), (d), (e), and (f) apply to
the juvenile board in Jasper, Newton, Sabine, and San Augustine
counties.
(c) The Commissioners Court of Sabine County may pay the
county judge of Sabine County additional annual compensation in an
amount set by the commissioners court.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.2091. SAN AUGUSTINE COUNTY. (a) San Augustine
County is included in the East Texas Juvenile Board.
(b) Sections 152.1271(a), (b), (d), (e), and (f) apply to
the juvenile board in Jasper, Newton, Sabine, and San Augustine
counties.
(c) The Commissioners Court of San Augustine County may pay
the county judge of San Augustine County additional annual
compensation in an amount set by the commissioners court.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.2101. SAN JACINTO COUNTY. (a) The juvenile
board of San Jacinto County is composed of the county judge, the
district judges in San Jacinto County, and the judge of each county
court at law.
(b) The commissioners court shall pay the juvenile board
members additional annual compensation set by the commissioners
court at not less than $3,000 nor more than $10,000, 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 San Jacinto County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.2111. SAN PATRICIO COUNTY. (a) The juvenile
board of San Patricio County is composed of the county judge, the
district judges in San Patricio County, and the judge of each 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 San
Patricio County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 659, § 3, eff. Sept. 1,
1989.
§ 152.2121. SAN SABA COUNTY. (a) The San Saba County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in San Saba 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 San
Saba County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.2131. SCHLEICHER COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board
of Schleicher County is composed of the county judge and the
district judges in Schleicher 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 Schleicher County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.2141. SCURRY COUNTY. (a) Scurry County is
included in the 132nd Judicial District Juvenile Board.
(b) Section 152.0231 applies to the 132nd Judicial District
Juvenile Board.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.2151. SHACKELFORD COUNTY. (a) The Shackelford
County Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge, the district
judges in Shackelford County, and the judge of any statutory court
designated as the juvenile court. The juvenile court judge may
appoint one public member for a term determined by the juvenile
court judge.
(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 $2,500, payable in equal monthly installments from
the general fund of the county. The public member serves without
compensation.
(d) Section 152.0005(b) does not apply to the juvenile board
of Shackelford County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.2171. SHERMAN COUNTY. (a) The Sherman County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge, the district judges
in Sherman County, and the judge of any statutory court 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 board may cooperate with other juvenile boards to
provide adequate services.
(d) The juvenile board members receive no compensation for
serving on the board.
(e) Sections 152.0003 and 152.0005(b) do not apply to the
juvenile board of Sherman County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.2181. SMITH COUNTY. (a) The Smith County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge, the district judges
in Smith County, and the judge of each county court at law.
(b) The county judge is the chairman of the board and its
chief administrative officer.
(c) The commissioners court may pay the board members annual
additional compensation in an amount set by the commissioners
court. 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) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006,
152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Smith
County.
(e) The board may accept gifts and grants from any private
or public source to use in maintaining and improving the county's
juvenile probation services.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 376, § 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1991; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1005, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
§ 152.2182. SMITH COUNTY CHILD SUPPORT
OFFICE. (a) The Smith County Juvenile Board may establish a child
support office in the district clerk's office to collect and
disburse child support payments that are required by court order to
be made to the county. The office shall receive and disburse the
payments in the manner the court believes to be in the best interest
of the parties in the case.
(b) The juvenile board may appoint an administrator and
other necessary 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 board 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 board 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 county
auditor or other authorized county officer or employee shall
inspect and examine the records and audit the accounts quarterly.
The record is open to the inspection by the public. The auditor
shall report the results of the audit to the judges and include any
recommendations the auditor may have.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.2183. SMITH COUNTY CHILD SUPPORT SERVICE
FEE. (a) The court may allow the child support office to assess a
monthly fee of not more than $2.50 for collecting and disbursing
child support payments that are required by court order to be made
to the Smith County child support office.
(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 payment exceeds 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 payment
exceeds the amount the court orders the person to pay.
(c) The service fee is due and payable monthly if the
payments are to be made monthly, annually if the payments are to be
made annually, and weekly if the payments are to be made weekly,
unless the court provides a different method of collection. The
annual service fee is 12 times the monthly fee and the weekly
service fee is 1/52 of the annual fee. If the court orders the fee
paid on a different interval, the court shall provide the due date
and shall fairly allocate the fee among the periods.
(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 juvenile board shall administer the fund, with the
approval of the commissioners court, to assist in paying the
salaries and expenses of the child support office and the expenses
and costs of other family law or juvenile court services.
(f) A 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.
(g) The service fee authorized by this section applies to
child support ordered before August 31, 1981, if the person ordered
to make those payments defaults and is cited for contempt of court.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.2191. SOMERVELL COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board
of Somervell County is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Somervell 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 in an amount set by the commissioners court
for the added duties imposed on the members. The salary 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(a) do not apply to the juvenile board of
Somervell County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.2201. STARR COUNTY. (a) The Starr County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Starr 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 or more than $3,600 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) The juvenile board shall appoint not more than five
persons to serve on an advisory council.
(e) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006,
152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Starr
County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.2221. STERLING COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board
of Sterling County is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Sterling 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 Sterling County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.2241. SUTTON COUNTY. (a) The Sutton County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Sutton 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 Sutton
County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.2251. SWISHER 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) Section 152.0411 applies to the juvenile board of 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, § 3, eff. Aug. 30,
1993.
§ 152.2261. TARRANT COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Tarrant County is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Tarrant County.
(b) If the chief juvenile probation officer serves as
secretary to the juvenile board, the officer may receive additional
annual compensation of $1,000.
(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 juvenile board.
(g) The commissioners court shall provide the necessary
funds to pay the salaries and expenses of the juvenile probation
personnel and the additional compensation prescribed for the county
judge.
(h) 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 Tarrant County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.2262. TARRANT COUNTY INSTITUTIONS. (a) The
juvenile board of Tarrant 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.
§ 152.2263. COLLECTION AND DISBURSEMENT OF SUPPORT
PAYMENTS IN TARRANT COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of Tarrant
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 probation 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.
§ 152.2271. TAYLOR COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Taylor County is composed of the county judge, the district judges
in Taylor County, and the judge of each statutory county court
exercising juvenile jurisdiction.
(b) The juvenile board shall hold meetings at least once
every three months in accordance with board rules.
(c) The board shall keep records as required by law and
board rules.
(d) 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.
(e) The commissioners court shall provide the necessary
funds to pay the salaries and expenses of the juvenile probation
personnel.
(f) 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 Taylor County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 551, § 2, eff. Sept. 1,
1989.
§ 152.2281. TERRELL COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Terrell County is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Terrell County.
(b) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board
members additional annual compensation set by the commissioners
court at not less than $1,200 nor more than $3,600, 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 Terrell County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.2291. TERRY COUNTY. (a) The Terry County
Juvenile Board is composed of the:
(1) county judge;
(2) district judges in Terry County;
(3) juvenile court judge;
(4) Brownfield city manager;
(5) superintendent of the Brownfield Independent
School District; and
(6) one public member from Terry County appointed by
the board chairman.
(b) The juvenile board shall elect one of its members as
chairman.
(c) The commissioners court shall pay the judges on the
juvenile board an annual salary of not more than $1,200 for the
added duties imposed on them. The salary shall be paid 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 board members and all probation
officers and staff for reasonable and necessary job related
expenses. Reimbursable expenses include travel, lodging,
training, and educational activities.
(e) The commissioners court shall provide the funds for the
salaries and allowances of the juvenile probation officers in the
amount set by the juvenile board.
(f) Sections 152.0005(a) and (b) do not apply to the
juvenile board of Terry County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.2301. THROCKMORTON COUNTY. (a) The juvenile
board of Throckmorton County is composed of the county judge, the
district judges in Throckmorton County, and the judge of each
statutory court designated as a juvenile court in the county. The
juvenile court judge may appoint two public members to serve on the
board 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 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. The
public members serve without compensation.
(d) The chief juvenile probation officer may set the
salaries and allowances of juvenile probation personnel with the
approval of the board.
(e) Section 152.0005(b) does not apply to the juvenile board
of Throckmorton County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.2311. TITUS COUNTY. (a) Titus County is
included in the Camp, Marion, Morris, and Titus Counties Juvenile
Board.
(b) Section 152.0381 applies to the Camp, Marion, Morris,
and Titus Counties Juvenile Board.
(c) Section 152.2312 is suspended while Titus County is a
member of the Camp, Marion, Morris, and Titus Counties Juvenile
Board.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.2312. TITUS COUNTY. (a) The Titus County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Titus 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 the members. The additional compensation 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
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 Titus County Juvenile
Board.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.2321. TOM GREEN COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board
of Tom Green County is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Tom Green County.
(b) The juvenile board shall hold meetings at least once
every three months in accordance with board rules.
(c) The county commissioners court shall pay the juvenile
board members additional annual compensation set by the
commissioners court at not less than $600 or more than $1,200,
payable in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the
county.
(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 necessary
funds to pay the salaries and expenses of the juvenile probation
personnel.
(g) 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 Tom Green County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.2331. TRAVIS COUNTY. (a) The Travis County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Travis County.
(b) The commissioners court shall pay the juvenile board
members an annual salary of $4,800 for the judicial and
administrative duties imposed on the judges. The compensation
shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund of
the county.
(c) The commissioners court shall provide the funds for the
salaries of the juvenile probation officers in the amount set by the
juvenile board.
(d) 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.
(e) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, and
152.0007 do not apply to the juvenile board of Travis County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.2332. COLLECTION AND DISBURSEMENT OF SUPPORT
PAYMENTS IN TRAVIS COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of Travis
County may designate the chief probation officer to collect and
disburse child and spousal support payments that are required by
court order to be made to the county or that are voluntarily made to
the county. The chief probation officer shall disburse the
payments in the manner the court by order states is in the best
interest of the spouse or child.
(b) The officer shall obtain a surety bond in an amount
determined by the juvenile board from a corporate surety authorized
to make the bonds in this state and approved by the commissioners
court. The bond shall be payable to the district judges in the
county and 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 officer shall keep an accurate and complete record
of money received and disbursed under this section. The records are
court records and may be inspected at reasonable times by the
parties, their representatives, and attorneys. The records may be
introduced into evidence as prescribed by the Texas Rules of
Evidence. 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.
(d) The chief juvenile probation officer may appoint
necessary personnel with the approval of the juvenile board to
administer this section. The personnel serve at the pleasure of the
chief juvenile probation officer.
(e) The commissioners court shall provide from the general
fund the money necessary to administer this section in the amount
recommended by the juvenile board and approved by the commissioners
court.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.2341. TRINITY COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Trinity County is composed of the county judge, the district judges
in Trinity County, and the judge of each county court at law.
(b) The commissioners court shall pay the juvenile board
members additional annual compensation set by the commissioners
court at not less than $3,000 nor more than $10,000, 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 Trinity County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.2351. TYLER COUNTY. (a) The Tyler County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Tyler 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 more than $5,000 for the added duties imposed on the
members. The additional compensation shall be paid in equal
monthly installments from the general fund of the 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 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 Tyler
County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.2361. UPSHUR COUNTY. (a) The Upshur County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge, the district judges
in Upshur County, and the judges of any statutory court in the
county designated as a juvenile court.
(b) The juvenile board shall elect one of its members as
chairman at its first regular meeting of each calendar year.
(c) The board shall hold regular meetings each year 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 juvenile
board members an annual salary set by the commissioners court at not
less than $1,200, payable in equal monthly installments from any
funds available to the county or to the juvenile board.
(e) The commissioners court shall reimburse a juvenile
board member for the member's actual and necessary expenses
incurred in performing his duties. The commissioners court shall
set the rate of reimbursement and shall pay the expenses from funds
allocated or received from any source, including the state or
county.
(f) The juvenile board shall establish policies and
procedures to ensure the provision of adequate juvenile probation
services and the efficient operation of the juvenile probation
department.
(g) The juvenile board shall make the financial and
statistical records and reports the board is required to make to the
Texas Juvenile Probation Commission available to the commissioners
court.
(h) The juvenile board shall establish a juvenile probation
department and, with the approval of the commissioners court,
employ personnel, including a chief probation officer, necessary to
provide probation services to youth in accordance with the Family
Code. The personnel must meet the standards set by the Texas
Juvenile Probation Commission. The juvenile board may discharge
the employees with the approval of the commissioners court.
(i) The juvenile board shall, with the approval of the
commissioners court, provide each juvenile probation officer or
other juvenile board employee with transportation or an automobile
allowance for use of a personal automobile and other travel
expenses approved by the board with the approval of the
commissioners court.
(j) The juvenile board shall set the salaries of the
juvenile probation officers and other employees with the approval
of the commissioners court. The juvenile board shall pay the
salaries of juvenile probation personnel and other expenses
required to provide adequate services to children from the general
fund and from the juvenile board fund to the extent of state aid
received in the juvenile board fund. The county shall pay the other
expenses essential to provide adequate services in an amount set by
the juvenile board and approved by the commissioners court.
(k) The commissioners court shall set the annual rate of
increase in the salaries of the board's officers and employees at
the rate of increase given to other Upshur County employees or to
state employees. If the rates are different, the commissioners
court may choose one of the rates or choose a rate that is between
the two rates. In choosing the rate, the commissioners court may
consider any relevant factor, including the source of the funds,
the duties and work load of the employees, and the effect on other
county employees.
(l) The board may accept state aid and grants or gifts from
other political subdivisions of the state, private citizens, or
associations for the purpose of financing adequate and effective
juvenile programs.
(m) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0007,
152.0008, and 152.0009 do not apply to the juvenile board of Upshur
County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.2371. UPTON COUNTY. (a) The Upton County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Upton 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 Upton
County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.2381. UVALDE COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Uvalde County is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Uvalde County.
(b) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board
members additional annual compensation set by the commissioners
court at not less than $1,200 nor more than $3,600, 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 Uvalde County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.2391. VAL VERDE COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board
of Val Verde County is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Val Verde County.
(b) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board
members additional annual compensation set by the commissioners
court at not less than $1,200 nor more than $3,600, 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 Val Verde County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.2401. VAN ZANDT COUNTY. (a) The Van Zandt County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge, the criminal
district attorney of Van Zandt County, and the judge of the 294th
Judicial District.
(b) The juvenile board shall elect one of its members as
chairman at its first regular meeting of each calendar year.
(c) The board shall hold meetings each year on dates set by
the board and special meetings at the call of the chairman.
(d) The board may agree to join with the juvenile board of
one or more counties to provide services and facilities and to
receive and disburse funds under this section.
(e) Service on a juvenile board by a judge or the district
attorney is an additional duty of office. The commissioners courts
shall pay the juvenile board members an annual salary set by the
commissioners courts at not less than $600 for the added duties
imposed on the members. The salary shall be paid in equal monthly
or bimonthly installments from any funds available to the county or
to the juvenile board. The salary is in addition to all other
compensation provided or allowed by law for criminal district
attorneys.
(f) The juvenile board shall make the financial and
statistical records and reports the board is required to make to the
Texas Juvenile Probation Commission available to the commissioners
court.
(g) The board, in a timely manner, shall prepare and submit
to the commissioners court for approval an annual request for
funding for the board and the juvenile probation department. Each
request must include the total of anticipated expenses of the board
or for providing juvenile services for the next fiscal year. The
request for funding for the juvenile probation department must also
be accompanied by an accounting of all available funds from other
funding sources.
(h) The board may accept aid, grants, and gifts from the
state or federal government, other political subdivisions of the
state, and associations to finance adequate and effective juvenile
probation programs. The fiscal officer shall deposit funds
received under this subsection in a special account.
(i) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, and 152.0008(a)
do not apply to the juvenile board of Van Zandt County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.2411. VICTORIA COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board
of Victoria County is composed of the county judge, the district
judges in Victoria 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 shall pay the juvenile board
members additional compensation in an amount set by the
commissioners court. The additional compensation is for the added
duties imposed on the 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 may pay the county clerk
additional compensation for serving as the clerk of the juvenile
court.
(e) The commissioners court shall provide the funds
necessary to pay the salaries and expenses essential to the proper
operation of the probation department.
(f) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006,
152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of
Victoria County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.2421. WALKER COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Walker County is composed of the county judge, the district judges
in Walker County, and the judge of each county court at law.
(b) The commissioners court shall pay the juvenile board
members an annual salary of $600, 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 Walker County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.2431. WALLER COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Waller County is composed of the county judge, the district judges
in Waller County, and the judge of each county court at law.
(b) The commissioners court shall 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 Waller County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 652, § 2, eff. Sept. 1,
1989.
§ 152.2441. WARD COUNTY. (a) The Ward County Juvenile
Board is composed of the county judge, the district judges in Ward
County, and the judge of any statutory court in the county.
(b) The juvenile board shall elect one of its members as
chairman.
(c) The commissioners court shall pay the juvenile board
members an annual salary set by the commissioners court at not less
than $1,200 or more than $3,600 for the added duties imposed on the
members. The salary 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 Ward
County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.2451. WASHINGTON COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board
of Washington County is composed of the county judge, the district
judges in Washington County, and the judge of each county court at
law.
(b) The board shall select one member to act as chairman.
(c) The commissioners court may reasonably compensate each
member of the juvenile board for the member's additional duties.
(d) The juvenile board shall pay from the juvenile board
fund to the extent of the state aid received in the fund the
salaries of juvenile probation department personnel and other
expenses required to provide adequate services to children.
(e) The county shall pay salaries and expenses other than
those paid under Subsection (d) that are essential to provide
adequate services to children in an amount set by the juvenile board
with the advice and consent of the commissioners court.
(f) The juvenile 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 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. Funds received under this subsection
shall be administered and kept separately from other county funds.
(g) The chief juvenile probation officer may appoint
necessary personnel with the approval of the juvenile board.
Juvenile probation officers serve at the pleasure of the juvenile
board.
(h) The juvenile board shall provide the juvenile probation
officers with transportation or an automobile allowance for use of
a personal automobile on official business.
(i) The juvenile board may agree to operate together with
one or more counties that are adjacent to or in close proximity to
Washington County. The juvenile boards operating together may
appoint one fiscal officer to receive and disburse funds for the
boards.
(j) The juvenile board may operate foster homes for the
temporary care of children served by the board.
(k) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, and 152.0008 do not apply
to the juvenile board of Washington County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 239, § 1, eff. May 22, 1993.
§ 152.2461. WEBB COUNTY. (a) The Webb County Juvenile
Board is composed of the county judge, the district judges in the
county, and the judge of each county court at law.
(b) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board
members additional annual compensation set by the commissioners
court at not more than $4,800 for the added duties imposed on the
members. The compensation shall be paid in equal monthly
installments from the general fund of the county.
(c) The commissioners court may 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 matters. The annual amount for which
the judge may be reimbursed may not exceed $600.
(d) The juvenile board may require a board employee to enter
into a bond payable to the board, conditioned on the faithful
performance of the person's duties. The board shall pay the premium
of the bond. The board may suspend or remove an employee for good
cause. The board may permit the chief juvenile probation officer to
suspend or remove employees whom the chief juvenile probation
officer may supervise.
(e) The board shall control and supervise each county
institution used to detain juveniles. The board shall appoint the
superintendent of each institution.
(f) The board may accept gifts or grants of real or personal
property subject to the terms and conditions of the gift or grant to
use for the benefit of the juvenile justice system.
(g) The board shall submit an annual budget to the
commissioners court. The commissioners court may appropriate and
the juvenile board shall use money from the county general fund to
administer this section.
(h) The board may authorize the use of foster homes for the
temporary care of a child alleged to be a child in need of
supervision or a delinquent child.
(i) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006,
152.0007, and 152.0008(b) do not apply to the juvenile board of Webb
County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 23, § 2, eff. Aug. 26, 1991;
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 105, § 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.
§ 152.2471. WHARTON COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Wharton County is composed of the county judge, the district judges
in Wharton 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 Wharton County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.2472. COMPENSATION OF JUVENILE JUDGE IN WHARTON
COUNTY. (a) The Commissioners Court of Wharton 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.
§ 152.2473. WHARTON COUNTY CHILD SUPPORT
OFFICE. (a) The judges of the district courts in Wharton 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
Brazoria, Fort Bend, and Matagorda 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.
§ 152.2474. WHARTON COUNTY CHILD SUPPORT SERVICE
FEE. (a) The Wharton 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.
§ 152.2491. WICHITA COUNTY. (a) The Wichita County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge, the district judges
in Wichita County, and the judge of each statutory county court.
(b) The commissioners court may pay the board members
additional annual compensation in an amount determined by the
commissioners court, payable in equal monthly installments from the
general fund of the county.
(c) The juvenile board may authorize the use of foster homes
for the temporary care of children subject to Title 3 or 5, Family
Code. The rate of pay for foster care shall be determined by the
juvenile board and those payments are necessary operating expenses
of the Wichita County Family Court Services Department.
(d) Sections 152.0002, 152.0003, 152.0004, 152.0005,
152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board
of Wichita County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, § 7.52, eff. Sept. 1,
1997.
§ 152.2492. WICHITA COUNTY INSTITUTIONS. (a) The
juvenile board of Wichita County controls and supervises each
county facility used for the detention of juveniles.
(b) The family court services department administrator
shall appoint the superintendent of each facility. The juvenile
board must confirm the appointment. A superintendent or an
assistant may be suspended or removed at any time by the appointing
authority.
(c) The juvenile board shall set the salaries of the
superintendents and assistants.
(d) This section does not apply to a person or facility that
provides services to juveniles under a contract with the
commissioners court or juvenile board and that is licensed or
registered by a state or federal agency or an agency of another
state.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.2496. WICHITA COUNTY ADOPTION INVESTIGATION
FUND. (a) A person who files an adoption case in a district court
in Wichita County shall pay to the district clerk a filing fee of
$100. The fee is taxed, collected, and paid as other costs.
(b) The district clerk shall transfer the money collected
under this section to the Wichita County Family Court Services
Department for placement in the adoption investigation fund. The
juvenile board shall administer the fund to maintain adoption
investigation services, including the salaries and expenses of the
adoption investigator and assistants and the purchase of supplies
and equipment.
(c) The fund may be supplemented by money from the general
fund or any other available fund of the county as necessary.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.2501. WILBARGER COUNTY. (a) Wilbarger County is
included in the 46th Judicial District Juvenile Board.
(b) Section 152.0841 applies to the 46th Judicial District
Juvenile Board.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.2511. WILLACY COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Willacy 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 Willacy County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.2521. WILLIAMSON COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board
of Williamson County is composed of the county judge and the
district judges in the county, and the judges of any statutory court
in the county designated as a juvenile court. The judge of a
district court may designate a person to represent the judge on the
board.
(b) The juvenile board shall elect one of its members to act
as chairman.
(c) The board may cooperate with other juvenile boards to
provide adequate services.
(d) The board's fiscal officer shall receive and disburse
for juvenile probation the funds of the board.
(e) Service on a juvenile board by a judge is an additional
duty of office. The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board
members a salary in an amount that will reasonably compensate them
for their added duties. The commissioners court shall pay to a
person designated to serve on the board by a district judge the
judge's salary as authorized by this subsection. The salary to the
person designated is in addition to all other compensation provided
or allowed by law.
(f) The county shall reimburse a juvenile board member for
the member's actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing
his duties.
(g) 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.
(h) 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 county shall pay the other
salaries and expenses essential to provide adequate services in an
amount set by the juvenile board with the advice and consent of the
commissioners court.
(i) 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 juvenile programs.
A municipality may grant and allocate money to the appropriate
county government or 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 any source.
(j) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0008, and
152.0009 do not apply to the juvenile board of Williamson County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.2531. WILSON COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Wilson County is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Wilson 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 Wilson County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.2541. WINKLER COUNTY. (a) The Winkler County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district
judges in Winkler 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 $1,200 for the added duties
imposed on the chairman. The commissioners court may pay the other
members of the board additional annual compensation of not more
than $1,200. 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 Winkler
County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.2551. WISE COUNTY. (a) Wise County is included
in the juvenile board in Jack and Wise counties.
(b) Section 152.1251 applies to the juvenile board in Jack
and Wise counties.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.2561. WOOD COUNTY. (a) The juvenile board of
Wood County is composed of the county judge, the district judges in
the county, and the judge of any statutory court in the county
designated as a juvenile court.
(b) The juvenile board shall elect one of its members as
chairman at its first regular meeting of each calendar year.
(c) The board may agree to operate with the juvenile board
of another county to provide services and to receive and disburse
funds.
(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) Service on a juvenile board by a judge is an additional
duty of office. The commissioners court shall pay the juvenile
board members an annual salary of not less than $1,200, payable in
equal monthly installments from any funds available to the county
or to the juvenile board.
(f) The commissioners court shall reimburse a juvenile
board member for the member's actual and necessary expenses
incurred in performing his duties. The commissioners court shall
set the rate of reimbursement and shall pay the expenses from funds
allocated or received from any source.
(g) The juvenile board shall appoint necessary personnel
with the advice and consent of the commissioners court. The
juvenile board may discharge the employees with the advice and
consent of the commissioners court.
(h) 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.
(i) The juvenile board shall use the juvenile probation fund
to pay as much of the salaries, allowances, and other necessary
expenses as possible. The commissioners court shall pay the
remaining salaries, allowances, and other necessary expenses from
the general fund or other available funds of the county.
(j) The commissioners court shall set the annual rate of
increase in salaries at the rate of increase given to other Wood
County employees or to state employees. If the rates are different,
the commissioners court may choose one of the rates or choose a rate
that is between the two rates. In choosing the rate, the
commissioners court may consider any relevant factor, including the
source of the funds, the duties and work load of the employees, and
the effect on other county employees.
(k) 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 juvenile programs.
The fiscal officer shall deposit funds received under this
subsection in a special account.
(l) The board shall make available to the commissioners
court the financial and statistical reports required by the Texas
Juvenile Probation Commission.
(m) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0008, and
152.0009 do not apply to the juvenile board of Wood County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
§ 152.2571. YOAKUM COUNTY. (a) The Yoakum County
Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge, the district judges
in Yoakum County, and the judge of any statutory court in the county
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 commissioners court shall pay the juvenile board
members 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 Yoakum County.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
