NCJ Number
214346
Date Published
2006
Length
32 pages
Annotation
This report presents an overview of the amendments to the Texas Family Code abolishing the practice of courtesy supervision and offers implementation recommendations for the new system of inter-county juvenile probation transfers.
Abstract
House Bill 1575 abolished the informal practice of courtesy supervision in Texas and created a new system to transfer probation supervision of juvenile offenders to another county. This report offers a description of the new system of juvenile probation transfers and contains sample forms and court pleadings related to the new transfer provisions. The new Family Code Provisions are enumerated, including provisions related to interim supervision, permanent supervision, deferred prosecution, and parental rights and responsibilities. The new system requires that counties designate an inter-county transfer officer and requires that interim supervision be activated when a child on probation moves or intends to move from one county to another and intends to remain there for at least 60 days. Recommendations are made for initiating a request for interim supervision and for dealing with violations of probation and modifications to probation during interim supervision. Fees and financial responsibility for services are considered, as is the provision of progress reports during interim supervision. The processes of automatic permanent supervision by law and by request are discussed and the transfer process to permanent supervision is described. Sample forms are included, such as a sample e-mail for the acceptance of request for interim supervision and a sample child transfer packet checklist. Chart, footnotes