SECTION 341.400. Duties of Certified Juvenile Probation Officers

(a) The following duties and responsibilities may be performed only by certified juvenile probation officers, except as allowed by subsection (b) of this section:

(1) recommending a disposition in formal court proceedings;

(2) providing final approval of written social history reports;

(3) acting as the primary supervising officer for court-ordered and deferred prosecution cases;

(4) acting as the primary supervising officer in a collaborative supervision agreement under Family Code §51.075;

(5) developing and implementing case plans in accordance with Subchapter E of this chapter;

(6) conducting intake interviews and preliminary investigations and making release decisions under Family Code §53.01 unless another staff member is designated to do so by the juvenile board;

(7) taking a child into custody as authorized by Family Code §§52.01(a)(4), 52.01(a)(6), or 52.015;

(8) serving as the designated inter-county transfer officer and performing the duties required by Family Code §51.072;

(9) referring a child to a local mental health or mental retardation authority as required by Family Code §54.0408; and

(10) providing to the juvenile and to the juvenile's parent, guardian, or custodian a written explanation of the process of sealing juvenile records and a copy of Family Code Chapter 58, Subchapter C-1.

(b) An individual hired as a juvenile probation officer who is not yet certified as a juvenile probation officer may perform the duties under subsection (a) of this section only if the individual has:

(1) not exceeded the deadline for submitting a certification application established by Chapter 344 of this title;

(2) completed a minimum of 40 hours of training, which must include the mandatory exam topics required in Chapter 344 of this title; and

(3) passed the certification exam for juvenile probation officers.

Source Note: The provisions of this §341.400 adopted to be effective January 1, 2017, 41 TexReg 5433; amended to be effective February 1, 2018, 42 TexReg 5684; amended to be effective April 1, 2019, 44 TexReg 712