Tex. Local Gov't Code Section 351.184
Certification

(a)

To certify county correctional centers as eligible for state funding under Section 509.011 (Payment of State Aid)(b)(6), Government Code, the community justice assistance division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, with the assistance of the Commission on Jail Standards, shall develop standards for the physical plant and operations of county correctional centers.

(b)

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the Commission on Jail Standards shall adopt a memorandum of understanding that establishes their respective responsibilities in certifying county correctional centers. The community justice assistance division shall coordinate the development of the memorandum of understanding. The commission and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice by rule shall adopt the memorandum of understanding.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 785, Sec. 3.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1990, 71st Leg., 6th C.S., ch. 25, Sec. 6, eff. June 18, 1990; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 7.08, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Source: Section 351.184 — Certification, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.­351.­htm#351.­184 (accessed May 26, 2025).

351.001
Duty to Provide Jails 351.002
Jail Standards 351.003
Exemption 351.004
Structural and Maintenance Requirements 351.007
Space Requirements 351.008
Access to Day Room 351.009
Safety Vestibule 351.010
Sanitation and Health Requirements 351.011
Furnishings of Cells, Compartments, and Dormitories 351.012
Furnishings of Day Rooms 351.013
Bunks 351.014
Holding Insane Persons 351.015
Enforcement 351.031
Contract 351.032
Location of Facility 351.033
Financing 351.034
Administrator 351.035
Duties 351.0035
Temporary Housing 351.0036
Housing of Correctional Program Participants 351.041
Sheriff 351.042
Jail Administrator in Bexar County 351.043
Federal Prisoners 351.044
Prisoner in Another County’s Jail 351.045
Employment of Health Care Providers 351.046
Notice to Certain Governmental Entities 351.047
Assistance with Reinstatement of Benefits 351.048
Duties Following Miscarriage or Physical or Sexual Assault of Pregnant Prisoner 351.061
Authority to Contract 351.062
Fees 351.063
Services by Sheriff or County Official 351.064
Use of Deputies 351.065
Reports by Deputies 351.066
Duties in Area Served by Municipal Police 351.067
Municipal Approval of Contract Covering Area Within Municipality 351.081
Establishment in Populous Counties 351.082
Appointment of Chief 351.083
Law Enforcement Services in County Parks 351.084
Staff 351.101
Authority to Contract 351.102
Additional Authority to Contract 351.103
Contract Requirements 351.104
Sovereign Immunity Inapplicable 351.121
Definitions 351.122
Eligible Counties 351.123
Petition 351.124
Hearing 351.125
Granting or Denying Petition 351.126
Appointment of Temporary Directors 351.127
Confirmation Election 351.128
Bond and Tax Proposition 351.129
Board of Directors 351.130
Method of Election 351.131
Oath 351.132
General Manager 351.133
District Office 351.134
Contracts 351.135
General Powers 351.136
Acquisition of Property for Site 351.137
Construction Contracts 351.138
Contractor’s Bond 351.139
Monitoring Construction Work 351.140
Payment for Construction Work 351.141
Final Approval and Conveyance by Board 351.142
Responsibilities of Receiving County 351.143
Changes and Additions to Facilities 351.145
Fiscal Year 351.146
Depository 351.147
Investments 351.148
Repayment of Organizational Expenses 351.149
Issuance of Bonds 351.150
Manner of Repayment of Bonds 351.151
Bond and Tax Election 351.152
Form of Bonds 351.153
Provisions of Bonds 351.154
Approval by Attorney General 351.155
Refunding Bonds 351.156
Bonds as Investments 351.157
Tax Status of Bonds 351.158
Levy of Taxes 351.159
Dissolution of District 351.181
Establishment 351.182
Powers and Duties of Sheriff 351.183
Programs 351.184
Certification 351.185
Payment of State Aid 351.186
Reports 351.201
County Jail Industries Program 351.202
Revenue 351.251
Definitions 351.252
Establishment 351.253
Presiding Officer 351.254
Meetings 351.255
Vacancies 351.256
Adult Sexual Assault Response Protocol 351.257
Report 351.258
Meetings and Records 351.0415
Commissary Operation by Sheriff or Private Vendor 351.901
Donation to Certain Crime Stoppers and Crime Prevention Organizations 351.902
Bureau of Criminal Identification 351.904
Electronic Monitoring Program 351.1035
Disadvantaged Businesses 351.04155
Commissary Operation by Sheriff in Certain Counties
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Verified:
May 26, 2025

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