Sec. 63.027.  LIMITATION ON PERIOD FOR JUVENILE'S RESIDENCE.  The court will include in its order the length of time that the juvenile will reside in the facility, which will not exceed a period of one year.  At the conclusion of the one-year period, the court will make a determination as to whether the juvenile will benefit from further residence within the facility.  The court may then order the juvenile to be placed into the facility for additional time not to exceed one year.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 564, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.
Amended by: 
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 13.029, eff. September 1, 2009.