Texas Administrative Code

Texas Administrative Code

TITLE 37	PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS
PART 11	TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
CHAPTER 380	RULES FOR STATE-OPERATED PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES
SUBCHAPTER D	YOUTH RIGHTS AND REMEDIES
RULE §380.9317	Visitation with Personal Clergy

(a) Purpose. The purpose of this rule is to provide youth with privileged access to their personal clergy.

(b) Visitation.

(1) A personal clergy member is someone from a recognized faith group who has an established, professional relationship with a youth and/or the youth's family prior to the youth's admission to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD).

(2) TJJD approves the clergy member's registration to visit after his/her religious affiliation and relationship to the youth are verified.

(3) Youth may receive visits from their personal clergy member any day of the week after reasonable arrangements have been made.

(4) TJJD provides adequate space and supervision for the visit. TJJD ensures the space allows the youth to have confidential conversation with his/her personal clergy, but correctional staff maintain line-of-sight supervision.

(5) The personal clergy member is only allowed to visit the youth with whom he/she has an established professional relationship.

(6) A youth may decline a visit with a personal clergy member. The parent/guardian of a youth under age 18 may prohibit a visit between his/her child and a personal clergy member.

Source Note: The provisions of this §380.9317 adopted to be effective September 25, 2000, 25 TexReg 9224; transferred effective June 4, 2012, as published in the Texas Register June 22, 2012, 37 TexReg 4639; amended to be effective July 15, 2014, 39 TexReg 5439