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Texas Family Code

§ 51.06 — VENUE

FA § 51.06Title 3. JUVENILE JUSTICE CODE · Ch. 51. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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(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.

Legislative history

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 734 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 40, eff. September 1, 2015.