{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-61.103","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 61.103","heading":"RIGHT OF ACCESS TO CHILD.","body":"(a) The parent of a child taken into custody for delinquent conduct, conduct indicating a need for supervision, or conduct that violates a condition of probation imposed by the juvenile court has the right to communicate in person privately with the child for reasonable periods of time while the child is in:\n(1) a juvenile processing office;\n(2) a secure detention facility;\n(3) a secure correctional facility;\n(4) a court-ordered placement facility; or\n(5) the custody of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.\n(b) The time, place, and conditions of the private, in-person communication may be regulated to prevent disruption of scheduled activities and to maintain the safety and security of the facility.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 283, Sec. 28, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 734 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 76, eff. September 1, 2015.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 3. JUVENILE JUSTICE CODE","CHAPTER 61. RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PARENTS AND OTHER ELIGIBLE PERSONS","SUBCHAPTER C. RIGHTS OF PARENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.61.htm#61.103","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"fd5ebc0b013e694f58281f9108037fb5c6abbacc27cad7a12d92a82abb74e4a1","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-61.102","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-61.104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}