Sec. 252.125. IMMEDIATE REMOVAL TO PROTECT RESIDENT. Before the completion of the investigation by the Department of Family and Protective Services, the department shall file a petition for temporary care and protection of a resident if the department determines, based on information provided to the department by the Department of Family and Protective Services, that immediate removal is necessary to protect the resident from further abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 693, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 284 (S.B. 643), Sec. 13, eff. June 11, 2009.