Texas Administrative Code
Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE
Part 19 - DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Chapter 707 - CHILD PROTECTIVE INVESTIGATIONS
Subchapter A - INVESTIGATIONS
Division 1 - INTAKE, INVESTIGATION AND ASSESSMENT
Section 707.483 - Are there certain allegations we do not classify as reports of abuse or neglect?
Universal Citation: 40 TX Admin Code ยง 707.483
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) We will not classify reports about the following types of circumstances as allegations of abuse or neglect or risk of abuse or neglect:
(1) Truancy. Voluntary absence from school
without a valid excuse.
(2)
Runaway. A child who is voluntarily absent from the home without the consent of
the parent or guardian.
(3)
Children in need of supervision (CHINS). Children from ages 10 to 17 who are
before a juvenile court for offenses under the Texas Family Code, §
51.03(b).
(4) Latch-key children. School-age children
left unattended part of the day, whose parents have taken appropriate
precautions to assure the children's safety; and
(5) Harmful or violent children. Children who
harm or commit violent acts against other children but are not members of the
alleged victim's family or household, and who are not themselves abused or
neglected.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, if there are allegations in the report that otherwise meet the definition of abuse or neglect, we will investigate those allegations in accordance with this division.
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