{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-33.051","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Education Code § 33.051","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this subchapter:\n(1) \"Child\" and \"minor\" have the meanings assigned by Section 101.003, Family Code.\n(2) \"Missing child\" means a child whose whereabouts are unknown to the legal custodian of the child and:\n(A) the circumstances of whose absence indicate that the child did not voluntarily leave the care and control of the custodian and that the taking of the child was not authorized by law; or\n(B) the child has engaged in conduct indicating a need for supervision under Section 51.03(b)(2), Family Code.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (H.B. 2398), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2015.","path":["EDUCATION CODE","TITLE 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION","SUBTITLE F. CURRICULUM, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES","CHAPTER 33. SERVICE PROGRAMS AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES","SUBCHAPTER C. MISSING CHILD PREVENTION AND IDENTIFICATION PROGRAMS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.33.htm#33.051","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:05Z","sha256":"4fef412993348e6699473ba4394c8ed7770f0e556f716502fc70d088a3ec4e6a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-33.027","next":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-33.052"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}