Texas Human Resources Code 142.003 – Authority to Contract for Juvenile Probation Services
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(a) In a county that does not have a sufficient number of juvenile probation cases to justify a juvenile probation department, the juvenile board or juvenile judge may contract with:
(1) the county adult probation department to provide juvenile probation services; or
(2) surrounding counties to form a multicounty juvenile probation department.
(b) A juvenile board may contract with the Texas Juvenile Justice Department for juvenile probation services.
Terms Used In Texas Human Resources Code 142.003
- 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
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
(c) A juvenile board may contract with another political subdivision of the state or a private vendor for juvenile probation services.