Texas Health and Safety Code 89.101 – Definitions
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Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 89.101
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
In this subchapter:
(1) “Corrections facility” means:
(A) a jail or community corrections facility, without regard to whether the jail or facility satisfies the requirements of § 89.002;
(B) any correctional facility operated by or under contract with a division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; or
(C) a detention facility operated by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.
(2) “Offender” means a juvenile or adult who is arrested or charged with a criminal offense.