Tex. Family Code § 262.009
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 262.009, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 262.009. TEMPORARY CARE OF CHILD TAKEN INTO POSSESSION.
Official statutory text
An employee of or volunteer with a law enforcement agency who successfully completes a background and criminal history check approved by the law enforcement agency may assist a law enforcement officer or juvenile probation officer with the temporary care of a child who is taken into possession by a governmental entity without a court order under this chapter until further arrangements regarding the custody of the child can be made.
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