Texas Family Code 58.103 – Purpose of System
Terms Used In Texas Family Code 58.103
- Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
The purpose of the juvenile justice information system is to:
(1) provide agencies and personnel within the juvenile justice system accurate information relating to children who come into contact with the juvenile justice system of this state;
(2) provide, where allowed by law, adult criminal justice agencies accurate and easily accessible information relating to children who come into contact with the juvenile justice system;
(3) provide an efficient conversion, where appropriate, of juvenile records to adult criminal records;
(4) improve the quality of data used to conduct impact analyses of proposed legislative changes in the juvenile justice system; and
(5) improve the ability of interested parties to analyze the functioning of the juvenile justice system.