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### scufiy coutlty Snyder, Texas Re: .' :. ~_ Whether or hbt,.uuder '. :' Article

802e, V,P.C.; minors“.' " ~_. canbe 

### incarcerhea panabig : . ’ ~trlalupon

fa.wre or:t!le

i minor~$o

makebox& . ..:: "

who b&s passed

her 14th

b&hairs;

but has not reached her. 18thbirthday,

and who drives

or operates.an

autcnsobile

or cin;v other motor.irehi&

on any public.roaa.or highway

Inn: .. this state

or uponany itreet

qr alley

vfthln thelllm+~ :' ... i. bf any.cityi

toun orivillage,

Or:Fpon aiy.beaeh

as,deftid In chapter 430, Acts of the. 5lst.Leglslattie,

1949; while- : under'the'lnfluence

0f.intoxicating

liq)ldr,.&

who drives or operate?

an automobile

or any other

motor vehicle

in mch‘vay as to riolate'any traffic lav of this state, .I ’ hall be guilty of a misdemeanor

and~still'bi.~~shed by a flne,of

not more thanOne ~Hundrecl Dol.+3 ($109.00)

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. . . .. ’ Wection 2. No such minor, after convic$&nor.plea of guilty

and imposition

of fine,shall

be committed

to any : jail in default

of payment

of the fine Imposed, but,the court imposing

such fine shall

havepover.to

stispind and $tike'poasession

of euch minor's driving license and retain ,++a 6ameuntilsuch finehas beenpaid:" "Section

4. The offensea.created underthisAct, &all be under

the jurisdiction

of the.cqurts

reguly4 ., ~caqpoVaredtotrynUsdemeauore car.&ug the pena?ty heawn affixed,

aud shall

not be underthe jurladi&+o& : ,... ., put BE follcjws:

Artirl6~

8028 of,vernonls

PenalCo(lc'of

TexasprovSdee'in

:. "Any maleminor

vho has passed

his 14th

birthday'but hai not reached.~is

17th birthday,



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minor.

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.~ ._Mr. Oeorge P. Klll.am,~.Jr.,

Page 2~(W@+i’) : of the Juvenile Courts; but nothing

contad ia ihis .. ,~ :. Act &all.

be construed

to othervise

repeal or affect

the itatutqs

&ulating.thepovsrs,and dutiee of 

### J ’ uvenlle .; CQU&S; 

### lw.pmvlei~ne~~r thls.Act shall be.cumuJatiti.

. * . . of allother lawson thissribject.” . . : ~ . . . The question

you presented

concern6

the &ar&‘at& of a minor peudlng trial. The,clvll

etatute authority

governliw

j\ivenilcs . . ‘is.fouud

in Vernon’s

Civil Statutes

of T-8, Article

23’338-1. ‘Article 2338-l

**:~~a** comprehenai~‘+atuti vhlchsubstitutes

,Iuvenile‘~urts ‘. for tddnai court8 to4ealwith any chXl.d 0f.a dealgnate~aga

who vi04 : ,lates8nYlmrorq rdlnance oi is otherwise

vlthin the proVialo2l8

07 the .

. : statute.. ~W; it is'pertlnent to observe

at thie+oi.pt

hat' &ij~-&a, pAC;; createa an antIrely

nev offense.Priorto iti ": ' ,- par@ga;ml~ juvenl.len.undar aevmiteen~sofage fmdiclpahJwenUes w +gkteen -0% age yareqot.mibjectto.punishWnt far cr3sea.
. . **but** n~~‘.mb$ecf wly to the:protieiq,or Article 2338~l,..V.C.S.,

which
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. **atabllshea~$fw8nlU oourt8**  **snd provides**  **the omcsdurs**  **for** tri8le **,for .:**  -~.j~~dqUiique$~~..~pxtidn Ii? of~thatt:titute

speclflo+y -6’ :’ that: : . . .
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Mr. George

P. KIlla& Jr.,,Page 3. (WU-547)

‘ . ,., a&ii&&l pr&dtie.ln the.&ture oi a'dr&&&adl~n i@~tist sucli " .minor. .:: : ..;

: Therefore,.it'li

thi oplnios~Of

this o&ce~%A&t &nce .~tiicle 8020, Vernon's

&~~lCode,,cr&at&an.eut$re& n&i offehse

and 'f-her provldcs

thatthe juvenile

court.shal&

not have jurisdiction .~. " over.the

minor, then such

minor who falls

to.make bond pending

trial. tillbe traated

as adults

and may be couflned

ln jail. SuNudRY

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. .,. 7~ i ’ , Juveniles beingcharged

under Article

*2e, Verrmn'a

PenalCode,

are subject to the ssme3.a~~

anbonds as adults aud qy be .lncarcMtad~ upon '. **faibreto~mahebond. .,..**  **‘ .**  **: :**  **1. ’**  **g+&yolire*** **‘ .**  **‘ (**  **., :**  **’ ;...**  **,:. ’**  **i**

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