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Chapter 55 Proceedings Concerning Children with Mental Illness or Intellectual Disability

Title 3, Juvenile Justice Code · 35 sections

Subchapter A General Provisions

§ 55.01Definitions § 55.02Mental Health and Intellectual Disability Jurisdiction § 55.03Standards of Care § 55.04Forensic Mental Examination § 55.05Criteria for Court-Ordered Mental Health Services for Child § 55.06Criteria for Court-Ordered Residential Intellectual Disability Services for Child

Subchapter B Court-Ordered Mental Health Services for Child with Mental Illness

§ 55.11Mental Illness Determination; Examination § 55.12Initiation of Proceedings for Court-Ordered Mental Health Services § 55.15Standards of Care; Expiration of Court Order for Mental Health Services § 55.16Order for Mental Health Services; Stay of Proceedings § 55.17Mental Health Services Not Ordered; Dissolution of Stay § 55.18Discharge from Court-Ordered Inpatient or Outpatient Mental Health Services Before Reaching 18 Years of Age § 55.19Discretionary Transfer to Criminal Court on 18th Birthday

Subchapter C Child Unfit to Proceed as a Result of Mental Illness or Intellectual Disability

§ 55.31Unfitness to Proceed Determination; Examination § 55.32Hearing on Issue of Fitness to Proceed § 55.33Proceedings Following Finding of Unfitness to Proceed § 55.34Transportation to and from Facility § 55.35Information Required to Be Sent to Facility or Alternative Setting; Report to Court § 55.36Report That Child Is Fit to Proceed; Hearing on Objection § 55.37Report That Child Is Unfit to Proceed as a Result of Mental Illness; Initiation of Proceedings for Court-Ordered Mental Health Services § 55.40Report That Child Is Unfit to Proceed as a Result of Intellectual Disability § 55.43Restoration Hearing § 55.44Discretionary Transfer to Criminal Court on 18th Birthday of Child § 55.45Standards of Care; Notice of Release or Furlough

Subchapter D Lack of Responsibility for Conduct as a Result of Mental Illness or Intellectual Disability

§ 55.51Lack of Responsibility for Conduct Determination; Examination § 55.52Proceedings Following Finding of Lack of Responsibility for Conduct § 55.53Transportation to and from Facility § 55.54Information Required to Be Sent to Facility or Alternative Setting; Report to Court § 55.55Report That Child Does Not Have Mental Illness or Intellectual Disability; Hearing on Objection § 55.56Report That Child Has Mental Illness; Initiation of Proceedings for Court-Ordered Mental Health Services § 55.59Report That Child Has Intellectual Disability; Initiation of Proceedings for Court-Ordered Residential Intellectual Disability Services

Subchapter E Proceedings for Court-Ordered Mental Health or Residential Intellectual Disability Services

§ 55.65Proceedings in Juvenile Court for Child with Mental Illness § 55.66Proceedings in Juvenile Court for Child Found Unfit to Proceed or Lacking Responsibility for Conduct Due to Mental Illness § 55.67Proceedings in Juvenile Court for Child Found Unfit to Proceed or Lacking Responsibility for Conduct Due to Intellectual Disability § 55.68Referral for Proceedings for Child with Mental Illness or Child Found Unfit to Proceed or Lacking Responsibility for Conduct Due to Mental Illness or Intellectual Disability