HIDALGO COUNTY COURT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
(a)A law enforcement officer in Hidalgo County may refer…#
(a) A law enforcement officer in Hidalgo County may refer to the court conference committee a child who:
(1) has been charged with a Class C misdemeanor (first offense only);
(2) is a status offender; or
(3) is a truant or runaway.
(b)This section does not affect:#
(b) This section does not affect:
(1) the authority of a law enforcement officer under Title 3, Family Code; or
(2) the duty of a law enforcement officer to report a case to a state or local child protective services agency.
(c)In this section:#
(c) In this section:
(1) "Child" has the meaning assigned by Section 51.02 , Family Code.
(2) "Court conference committee" means the county juvenile probation program's court conference committee. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 527, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.