{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-243.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Human Resources Code § 243.002","heading":"ESTABLISHMENT OF MINIMUM LENGTH OF STAY.","body":"(a) The department shall establish a minimum length of stay for each child committed to the department without a determinate sentence.\n(b) In establishing a minimum length of stay for a child, the department shall consider:\n(1) the nature of and seriousness of the conduct engaged in by the child; and\n(2) the danger the child poses to the community.\nTransferred, redesignated and amended from Human Resources Code, Subchapter D, Chapter 61 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 653), Sec. 1.007, eff. September 1, 2011.","path":["HUMAN RESOURCES CODE","TITLE 12. JUVENILE JUSTICE SERVICES AND FACILITIES","SUBTITLE C. SECURE FACILITIES","CHAPTER 243. ADMISSION AND COMMITMENT; ESCAPE","SUBCHAPTER A. ADMISSION AND COMMITMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HR/htm/HR.243.htm#243.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:18Z","sha256":"9a95a4e965fb26fa156de469a64423d8b407a39df38a253fea49781da29bb7c4","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-243.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-243.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}