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§ 262.009. TEMPORARY CARE OF CHILD TAKEN INTO POSSESSION.

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TX Code › Code fa › Chapter 262 › Section 262.009

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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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