Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 45A.506
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 45A.506, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 45A.506. YOUTH DIVERSION PLAN.
Official statutory text
(a) A youth diversion plan is a written plan that describes the types of strategies that will be used to implement youth diversion. A youth diversion plan does not limit the types of diversion strategies that may be imposed under a diversion agreement under Article 45A.508.
(b) Each justice and municipal court shall adopt a youth diversion plan.
(c) A youth diversion plan may be devised for a county or municipality or an individual court within a county or municipality.
(d) In accordance with Chapter 791, Government Code, a local government may enter into an agreement with one or more local governments to create a regional youth diversion plan and collaborate in the implementation of this subchapter.
(e) A youth diversion plan may include an agreement with a service provider to provide services for a diversion strategy.
(f) A youth diversion plan may contain guidelines for disposition or diversion of a child's case by law enforcement. The guidelines are not mandatory.
(g) A current youth diversion plan must be maintained on file for public inspection in each justice and municipal court, including courts that collaborate with one or more counties or municipalities.
(h) A court or local government may adopt rules necessary to coordinate services under a youth diversion plan or to implement this subchapter.
(b) Each justice and municipal court shall adopt a youth diversion plan.
(c) A youth diversion plan may be devised for a county or municipality or an individual court within a county or municipality.
(d) In accordance with Chapter 791, Government Code, a local government may enter into an agreement with one or more local governments to create a regional youth diversion plan and collaborate in the implementation of this subchapter.
(e) A youth diversion plan may include an agreement with a service provider to provide services for a diversion strategy.
(f) A youth diversion plan may contain guidelines for disposition or diversion of a child's case by law enforcement. The guidelines are not mandatory.
(g) A current youth diversion plan must be maintained on file for public inspection in each justice and municipal court, including courts that collaborate with one or more counties or municipalities.
(h) A court or local government may adopt rules necessary to coordinate services under a youth diversion plan or to implement this subchapter.
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