Sec. 152.00145.  DIVERSION AND DETENTION POLICY FOR CERTAIN JUVENILES.  A juvenile board shall establish policies that prioritize:
(1)  the diversion of children younger than 12 years of age from referral to a prosecuting attorney under Chapter 53, Family Code; and
(2)  the limitation of detention of children younger than 12 years of age to circumstances of last resort.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 698 (H.B. 1204), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.