Texas Family Code
§ 51.06 — VENUE
FA § 51.06Title 3. JUVENILE JUSTICE CODE · Ch. 51. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)A proceeding under this title shall be commenced in
(1)the county in which the alleged delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision occurred; or
(2)the county in which the child resides at the time the petition is filed, but only if:
(A)the child was under probation supervision in that county at the time of the commission of the delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision;
(B)it cannot be determined in which county the delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision occurred; or
(C)the county in which the child resides agrees to accept the case for prosecution, in writing, prior to the case being sent to the county of residence for prosecution.
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Legislative history
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 734 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 40, eff. September 1, 2015.