Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 45A.401 — DISMISSAL OF MISDEMEANOR CHARGE ON COMPLETION OF TEEN COURT PROGRAM

CR § 45A.401Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 45A. JUSTICE AND MUNICIPAL COURTS · Art. I. OTHER DISMISSALS

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(a)This article applies only to a defendant who is:

(1)younger than 18 years of age; or

(2)enrolled full time in an accredited secondary school in a program leading toward a high school diploma.

(b)A justice or municipal court may defer proceedings against a defendant described by Subsection (a) for a period not to exceed 180 days if the defendant:

(1)is charged with an offense that the court has jurisdiction of under Article 4.11 or 4.14;

(2)with the defendant's parent, guardian, or managing conservator present, pleads nolo contendere or guilty to the offense in open court;

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 1.001, eff. January 1, 2025.