NCJ Number
230326
Date Published
September 2007
Length
31 pages
Annotation
This paper presents an update of the implementation recommendations by the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission on interim and permanent juvenile supervision and legislative changes identified for handling juvenile supervision transfer cases.
Abstract
This paper is provided as an educational service by the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission to assist local juvenile probation departments, prosecutors, and judges in implementing and establishing local polices and procedures that address amendments to Sections 51.072-51.074 of the Texas Family Code (TFC) regarding inter-county transfers for probation supervision. Recommendations are presented in the areas of designation of an inter-county transfer officer, interim supervision, violations of probation and modifications during interim supervision, revocations during interim supervision, fees and financial responsibility for services, case plans and progress reports during interim supervision, expiration of interim supervision, transfer of permanent supervision by request, determinate sentence probation and permanent supervision, transfer to permanent supervision process, deferred prosecution, collaborative supervision between adjoining counties, transfer to order affecting parents and others, recommendation for all new probation orders, and communication between inter-county transfer officers. Sample documents, forms, and pleadings are provided and availability noted with a recommendation that each local juvenile court prosecutor review for legal sufficiency and be adapted for a county's particular situation or drafting preferences. Sample forms