Texas Family Code

§ 54.046 — CONDITIONS OF PROBATION FOR DAMAGING PROPERTY WITH GRAFFITI

FA § 54.046Title 3. JUVENILE JUSTICE CODE · Ch. 54. JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS

Statute text

(a)If a juvenile court places on probation under Section 54.04(d) a child adjudicated as having engaged in conduct in violation of Section 28.08, Penal Code, in addition to other conditions of probation, the court:

(1)shall order the child to:

(A)reimburse the owner of the property for the cost of restoring the property; or

(B)with consent of the owner of the property, restore the property by removing or painting over any markings made by the child on the property; and

(2)if the child made markings on public property, a street sign, or an official traffic-control device in violation of Section 28.08, Penal Code, shall order the child to:

(A)make to the political subdivision that owns the public property or erected the street sign or official traffic-control device restitution in an amount equal to the lesser of the cost to the political subdivision of replacing or restoring the public property, street sign, or official traffic-control device; or

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Legislative history

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1053 (H.B. 2151), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 639 (H.B. 1633), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2009.