Texas Administrative Code

Texas Administrative Code

TITLE 37	PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS
PART 11	TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
CHAPTER 343	SECURE JUVENILE PRE-ADJUDICATION DETENTION AND POST-ADJUDICATION CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
SUBCHAPTER B	PRE-ADJUDICATION AND POST-ADJUDICATION SECURE FACILITY STANDARDS
RULE §343.206	Certification and Registration of Facility

(a) Before the facility admits residents, the juvenile board in the county where the facility is located, shall ensure:

(1) the facility is certified in compliance with §51.12 or §51.125 of the Texas Family Code;

(2) the number of pre-adjudication and post-adjudication beds is designated in the facility certification;

(3) the facility is registered with TJJD in compliance with §51.12 or §51.125 of the Texas Family Code; and

(4) the current facility certification and TJJD's facility registration are posted within a public area of the facility.

(b) TJJD will not register a facility that was constructed or previously used for the confinement of adult offenders unless TJJD determines the facility has been appropriately retrofitted to comply with TJJD standards related to facilities.

(c) A juvenile who has been committed to TJJD and is awaiting transport to a TJJD facility may be housed in a post-adjudication secure facility in a bed that is designated as a pre-adjudication bed or dually designated as a pre-adjudication bed or a post-adjudication bed.

Source Note: The provisions of this §343.206 adopted to be effective January 1, 2010, 34 TexReg 7095; amended to be effective January 1, 2015, 39 TexReg 9243; amended to be effective September 1, 2024, 49 TexReg 5354