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Tex. Fam. Code § 54.04013 (2026)

Special Commitment To Texas Juvenile Justice Department

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Sec. 54.04013. SPECIAL COMMITMENT TO TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, after a disposition hearing held in accordance with Section 54.04, the juvenile court may commit a child who is found to have engaged in delinquent conduct that constitutes a felony offense to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department without a determinate sentence if the court makes a special commitment finding that the child has behavioral health or other special needs that cannot be met with the resources available in the community. The court should consider the findings of a validated risk and needs assessment and the findings of any other appropriate professional assessment available to the court.

Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 962 (S.B. 1630), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2019–2026 · leading case: in the Matter of H.C. (Tex. App. 2019).

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in the Matter of H.C. (Tex. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 54.04013 . The trial court signed an amended order of adjudication and disposition in each case committing Holly to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) for an indeterminate sentence, not to exceed her nineteenth birthday.”

in the Matter of I.M.M., a Child (Tex. App. 2019). “” TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 54.04013 (West Supp.”

in the Matter of R.S. (Tex. App. 2022). “See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 54.04013 ; In re D.”

in the Matter of R.S. (Tex. App. 2022). “Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 54.04013 (emphasis added); see id.”

In the Matter of E.P. v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2025). “Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 54.04013 ; see id. § 54.”

In the Matter of M.A.R. Jr., a Child v. the State of Texas (2026). “See TEX. FAM. CODE §§ 54.04013, 54.05(f). He argues by one issue that there was legally and factually insufficient evidence to support the juvenile court’s finding that reasonable efforts were made to prevent or 1 We refer to appellant by his initials in accordance with the…”

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