Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
§ 45A.509 — INTERMEDIATE DIVERSION
CR § 45A.509Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 45A. JUSTICE AND MUNICIPAL COURTS · Art. K. YOUTH DIVERSION
Statute text
View on source(a)If provided by a youth diversion plan, a youth diversion coordinator or juvenile case manager shall advise the child and the child's parent before a case is filed that the case may be diverted under this article for a reasonable period not to exceed 180 days if:
(1)the child is eligible for diversion under Article 45A.504;
(2)diversion is in the best interests of the child and promotes the long-term safety of the community;
(3)the child and the child's parent consent to diversion with the knowledge that diversion is optional; and
(4)the child and the child's parent are informed that they may terminate the diversion at any time and, if terminated, the case will be referred to court.
(b)The terms of a diversion agreement under this article must be in writing and may include any of the diversion strategies under Article 45A.505.
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 204 (H.B. 1620), Sec. 5.027(a), eff. September 1, 2025.