# 37 Tex. Admin. Code § 380.9553: 37 TAC § 380.9553. Level I Hearing by Telephone, DIVISION 2. DUE PROCESS HEARINGS

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## Section

- **Citation:** 37 Tex. Admin. Code § 380.9553
- **Heading:** 37 TAC § 380.9553. Level I Hearing by Telephone, DIVISION 2. DUE PROCESS HEARINGS
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Texas Administrative Code / Title 37 PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS / Part 11 TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT / Chapter 380 RULES FOR STATE-OPERATED PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES / 37 TAC § 380.9553

## Text

(a) Purpose. This rule allows for a Level I due process
 hearing to be conducted by telephone when doing so will not significantly
 diminish a youth's due process rights.
(b) General Provisions.
(1) A Level I hearing may be conducted by telephone
 only if:
(A) the youth waives, in writing, the on-site presence
 of a hearing examiner after consulting with his/her attorney;
(B) the youth's attorney notifies the TJJD Legal Department
 at least one working day before the scheduled hearing that the youth
 wishes to answer "true" to the allegation(s) against him/her;
(C) the staff representative has no objection to the
 hearing being conducted by telephone; and
(D) the appropriate authorization form has been properly
 executed.
(2) If the hearing examiner agrees to hold the Level
 I hearing by telephone:
(A) the hearing examiner participates by telephone;
(B) the staff representative must be present with the
 youth at the time and place designated for the hearing; and
(C) the youth's attorney may participate by telephone
 or be present with the youth and staff representative.
(3) All required participants must be able to simultaneously
 hear one another.
(4) A telephone hearing must be conducted according
 to the rules of evidence and procedure that apply to Level I hearings
 as set forth in §380.9551 of this title.
(5) The hearing examiner must adjourn the telephone
 hearing and require an on-site hearing if the hearing examiner determines
 that:
(A) a youth is not knowingly and voluntarily responding
 "true" to the allegation(s) presented at the hearing; or
(B) an on-site hearing is necessary for any other reason
 to ensure the youth's due process rights are protected.
(6) The hearing examiner who adjourns a telephone hearing
 may subsequently conduct the on-site hearing unless the youth or the
 youth's attorney objects.

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