Children; Criminal Procedure; Family Law; Parent and Child; Peace Officers; Authority and Duties
JC-0229
Texas Attorney General Opinion
Seventeen year old reported as missing, law enforcement officer must take possession of and return to person entitled to possession even if child has not committed a crime or does not wish to be detained
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