JC-0454
John Cornyn
Categories
Counties and County Commissioners Courts , Budget and Finance , Courts and Judges , Justice , Family Law , Children, Delinquent/In Need of Supervision , Federal Statutes and Regulations , Penal Institutions , CountySummary
Immunity, in event suit is brought as a result of a justice court ordering a child detained for contempt without authority to do so, county could invoke immunity with respect to state claims but could be subject to suit under federal claims|Hearing for child referred to juvenile court for contempt, hearing must be conducted as that for a child who has engaged in delinquent conduct|Contempt, justice court may not order child to be confined for a term of detention for|Non-secure detention facilities, neither status offender nor nonoffenders may be detained inOpinion File
Subsequent Treatment
Clarified by GA-0131 (2003)