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TITLE 37PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS
PART 11TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
CHAPTER 358IDENTIFYING, REPORTING, AND INVESTIGATING ABUSE, NEGLECT, EXPLOITATION, DEATH, AND SERIOUS INCIDENTS
RULE §358.140Applicability

(a) Unless otherwise expressly stated, this chapter applies to:

  (1) allegations of abuse, neglect, or exploitation involving a juvenile and an employee, volunteer, or other individual working under the auspices of a facility or program, regardless of the physical location of the alleged abuse, neglect, or exploitation;

  (2) serious incidents involving a juvenile that:

    (A) occur on the premises of a program or facility; or

    (B) regardless of the physical location, occur while in the presence of an employee, volunteer, or other individual working under the auspices of a facility or program; and

  (3) a death of a juvenile that:

    (A) occurs on the premises of a program or facility;

    (B) results from an illness, incident, or injury that occurred, was discovered, or was reported on the premises of a program or facility; or

    (C) regardless of the physical location, occurs while in the presence of an employee, volunteer, or other individual working under the auspices of a facility or program.

(b) For purposes of this chapter, "working under the auspices of a facility or program" includes providing a service to juveniles when that service is:

  (1) a condition of probation, deferred prosecution, or release; or

  (2) a condition otherwise imposed by a juvenile court or juvenile probation department.


Source Note: The provisions of this §358.140 adopted to be effective September 1, 2009, 34 TexReg 4196; amended to be effective March 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 286

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