Texas Family Code
§ 54.032 — DEFERRAL OF ADJUDICATION AND DISMISSAL OF CERTAIN CASES ON COMPLETION OF TEEN COURT PROGRAM
FA § 54.032Title 3. JUVENILE JUSTICE CODE · Ch. 54. JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Statute text
View on source(a)A juvenile court may defer adjudication proceedings under Section 54.03 for not more than 180 days if the child:
(1)is alleged to have engaged in conduct indicating a need for supervision that violated a penal law of this state of the grade of misdemeanor that is punishable by fine only or a penal ordinance of a political subdivision of this state;
(2)waives, under Section 51.09, the privilege against self-incrimination and testifies under oath that the allegations are true;
(3)presents to the court an oral or written request to attend a teen court program; and
(4)has not successfully completed a teen court program in the two years preceding the date that the alleged conduct occurred.
(b)The teen court program must be approved by the court.
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Legislative history
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 910 (H.B. 2949), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (S.B. 346), Sec. 2.42, eff. January 1, 2020. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 472 (S.B. 41), Sec. 5.01(b)(1), eff. January 1, 2022.