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TX Fam Code § 65.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 3A - Truancy Court Proceedings|Chapter 65 - Truancy Court Proceedings|Subchapter C. Adjudication Hearing and Remedies|Section 65.107. Court Cost

Sec. 65.107.  COURT COST.  (a)  If a child is found to have engaged in truant conduct, the truancy court, after giving the child, parent, or other person responsible for the child's support a reasonable opportunity to be heard, shall order the child, parent, or other person, if financially able to do so, to pay a court cost of $50 to the clerk of the court.(b)  The court's order to pay the $50 court cost is not effective unless the order is reduced to writing and signed by the judge.  The written order to pay the court cost may be part of the court's order detailing the remedial actions in the case.(c)  The clerk of the court shall keep a record of the court costs collected under this section and shall forward the funds to the county treasurer, municipal treasurer, or person fulfilling the role of a county treasurer or municipal treasurer, as appropriate.(d)  The court costs collected under this section shall be deposited in a special account that can be used only to offset the cost of the operations of the truancy court.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (H.B. 2398), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 65.108 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 3A - Truancy Court Proceedings|Chapter 65 - Truancy Court Proceedings|Subchapter C. Adjudication Hearing and Remedies|Section 65.108. Hearing to Modify Remedy

Sec. 65.108.  HEARING TO MODIFY REMEDY.  (a)  A truancy court may hold a hearing to modify any remedy imposed by the court.  A remedy may only be modified during the period the order is effective under Section 65.104.(b)  There is no right to a jury at a hearing under this section.(c)  A hearing to modify a remedy imposed by the court shall be held on the petition of the state, the court, or the child and the child's parent, guardian, guardian ad litem, or attorney. Reasonable notice of a hearing to modify disposition shall be given to all parties.(d)  Notwithstanding any other law, in considering a motion to modify a remedy imposed by the court, the truancy court may consider a written report from a school district official or employee, juvenile case manager, or professional consultant in addition to the testimony of witnesses.  The court shall provide the attorney for the child and the prosecuting attorney with access to all written matters to be considered by the court.  The court may order counsel not to reveal items to the child or to the child's parent, guardian, or guardian ad litem if the disclosure would materially harm the treatment and rehabilitation of the child or would substantially decrease the likelihood of receiving information from the same or similar sources in the future.(e)  The truancy court shall pronounce in court, in the presence of the child, the court's changes to the remedy, if any.  The court shall specifically state the new remedy and the court's reasons for modifying the remedy in a written order.  The court shall furnish a copy of the order to the child.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (H.B. 2398), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 65.109 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 3A - Truancy Court Proceedings|Chapter 65 - Truancy Court Proceedings|Subchapter C. Adjudication Hearing and Remedies|Section 65.109. Motion for New Trial

Sec. 65.109.  MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL.  The order of a truancy court may be challenged by filing a motion for new trial.  Rules 505.3(c) and (e), Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, apply to a motion for new trial.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (H.B. 2398), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 65.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 3A - Truancy Court Proceedings|Chapter 65 - Truancy Court Proceedings|Subchapter D. Appeal|Section 65.151. Right to Appeal

Sec. 65.151.  RIGHT TO APPEAL.  (a)  The child, the child's parent or guardian, or the state may appeal any order of a truancy court.  A person subject to an order entered under Section 65.105 may appeal that order.(b)  An appeal from a truancy court shall be to a juvenile court.  The case must be tried de novo in the juvenile court.  This chapter applies to the de novo trial in the juvenile court.  On appeal, the judgment of the truancy court is vacated.(c)  A judgment of a juvenile court in a trial conducted under Subsection (b) may be appealed in the same manner as an appeal under Chapter 56.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (H.B. 2398), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 65.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 3A - Truancy Court Proceedings|Chapter 65 - Truancy Court Proceedings|Subchapter D. Appeal|Section 65.152. Governing Law

Sec. 65.152.  GOVERNING LAW.  Rule 506, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, applies to the appeal of an order of a truancy court to a juvenile court in the same manner as the rule applies to an appeal of a judgment of a justice court to a county court, except an appeal bond is not required.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (H.B. 2398), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 65.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 3A - Truancy Court Proceedings|Chapter 65 - Truancy Court Proceedings|Subchapter D. Appeal|Section 65.153. Counsel on Appeal

Sec. 65.153.  COUNSEL ON APPEAL.  (a)  A child may be represented by counsel on appeal.(b)  If the child and the child's parent, guardian, or guardian ad litem request an appeal, the attorney who represented the child before the truancy court, if any, shall file a notice of appeal with the court that will hear the appeal and inform that court whether that attorney will handle the appeal.(c)  An appeal serves to vacate the order of the truancy court.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (H.B. 2398), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 65.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 3A - Truancy Court Proceedings|Chapter 65 - Truancy Court Proceedings|Subchapter E. Records|Section 65.201. Sealing of Records

Sec. 65.201.  SEALING OF RECORDS.  (a)  A child who has been found to have engaged in truant conduct may apply, on or after the child's 18th birthday, to the truancy court that made the finding to seal the records relating to the allegation and finding of truant conduct held by:(1)  the court;(2)  the truant conduct prosecutor; and(3)  the school district.(b)  The application must include the following information or an explanation of why one or more of the following is not included:(1)  the child's:(A)  full name;(B)  sex;(C)  race or ethnicity;(D)  date of birth;(E)  driver's license or identification card number; and(F)  social security number;(2)  the dates on which the truant conduct was alleged to have occurred; and(3)  if known, the cause number assigned to the petition and the court and county in which the petition was filed.(c)  The truancy court shall order that the records be sealed after determining the child complied with the remedies ordered by the court in the case.(d)  All index references to the records of the truancy court that are ordered sealed shall be deleted not later than the 30th day after the date of the sealing order.(e)  A truancy court, clerk of the court, truant conduct prosecutor, or school district shall reply to a request for information concerning a child's sealed truant conduct case that no record exists with respect to the child.(f)  Inspection of the sealed records may be permitted by an order of the truancy court on the petition of the person who is the subject of the records and only by those persons named in the order.(g)  A person whose records have been sealed under this section is not required in any proceeding or in any application for employment, information, or licensing to state that the person has been the subject of a proceeding under this chapter.  Any statement that the person has never been found to have engaged in truant conduct may not be held against the person in any criminal or civil proceeding.(h)  On or after the fifth anniversary of a child's 16th birthday, on the motion of the child or on the truancy court's own motion, the truancy court may order the destruction of the child's records that have been sealed under this section if the child has not been convicted of a felony.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (H.B. 2398), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 65.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 3A - Truancy Court Proceedings|Chapter 65 - Truancy Court Proceedings|Subchapter E. Records|Section 65.202. Confidentiality of Records

Sec. 65.202.  CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS.  Records and files created under this chapter may be disclosed only to:(1)  the judge of the truancy court, the truant conduct prosecutor, and the staff of the judge and prosecutor;(2)  the child or an attorney for the child;(3)  a governmental agency if the disclosure is required or authorized by law;(4)  a person or entity to whom the child is referred for treatment or services if the agency or institution disclosing the information has entered into a written confidentiality agreement with the person or entity regarding the protection of the disclosed information;(5)  the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the Texas Juvenile Justice Department for the purpose of maintaining statistical records of recidivism and for diagnosis and classification;(6)  the agency; or(7)  with leave of the truancy court, any other person, agency, or institution having a legitimate interest in the proceeding or in the work of the court.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (H.B. 2398), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 65.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 3A - Truancy Court Proceedings|Chapter 65 - Truancy Court Proceedings|Subchapter E. Records|Section 65.203. Destruction of Certain Records

Sec. 65.203.  DESTRUCTION OF CERTAIN RECORDS.  A truancy court shall order the destruction of records relating to allegations of truant conduct that are held by the court or by the prosecutor if a prosecutor decides not to file a petition for an adjudication of truant conduct after a review of the referral under Section 65.053.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (H.B. 2398), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 65.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 3A - Truancy Court Proceedings|Chapter 65 - Truancy Court Proceedings|Subchapter F. Enforcement of Orders|Section 65.251. Failure to Obey Truancy Court Order; Child in Contempt of Court

Sec. 65.251.  FAILURE TO OBEY TRUANCY COURT ORDER; CHILD IN CONTEMPT OF COURT.  (a)  If a child fails to obey an order issued by a truancy court under Section 65.103(a) or a child is in direct contempt of court, the truancy court, after providing notice and an opportunity for a hearing, may hold the child in contempt of court and order either or both of the following:(1)  that the child pay a fine not to exceed $100; or(2)  that the Department of Public Safety suspend the child's driver's license or permit or, if the child does not have a license or permit, order that the Department of Public Safety deny the issuance of a license or permit to the child until the child fully complies with the court's orders.(b)  If a child fails to obey an order issued by a truancy court under Section 65.103(a) or a child is in direct contempt of court and the child has failed to obey an order or has been found in direct contempt of court on two or more previous occasions, the truancy court, after providing notice and an opportunity for a hearing, may refer the child to the juvenile probation department as a request for truancy intervention, unless the child failed to obey the truancy court order or was in direct contempt of court while 17 years of age or older.(c)  On referral of the child to the juvenile probation department, the truancy court shall provide to the juvenile probation department:(1)  documentation of all truancy prevention measures taken by the originating school district;(2)  documentation of all truancy orders for each of the child's previous truancy referrals, including:(A)  court remedies and documentation of the child's failure to comply with the truancy court's orders, if applicable, demonstrating all interventions that were exhausted by the truancy court; and(B)  documentation describing the child's direct contempt of court, if applicable;(3)  the name, birth date, and last known address of the child and the school in which the child is enrolled; and(4)  the name and last known address of the child's parent or guardian.(d)  The juvenile probation department may, on review of information provided under Subsection (c):(1)  offer further remedies related to the local plan for truancy intervention strategies adopted under Section 25.0916, Education Code; or(2)  refer the child to a juvenile court for a hearing to be conducted under Section 65.252.(e)  A truancy court may not order the confinement of a child for the child's failure to obey an order of the court issued under Section 65.103(a).|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (H.B. 2398), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 65.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 3A - Truancy Court Proceedings|Chapter 65 - Truancy Court Proceedings|Subchapter F. Enforcement of Orders|Section 65.252. Proceedings in Juvenile Court

Sec. 65.252.  PROCEEDINGS IN JUVENILE COURT.  (a)  After a referral by the local juvenile probation department, the juvenile court prosecutor shall determine if probable cause exists to believe that the child engaged in direct contempt of court or failed to obey an order of the truancy court under circumstances that would constitute contempt of court.  On a finding that probable cause exists, the prosecutor shall determine whether to request an adjudication.  Not later than the 20th day after the date the juvenile court receives a request for adjudication from the prosecutor, the juvenile court shall conduct a hearing to determine if the child engaged in conduct that constitutes contempt of the order issued by the truancy court or engaged in direct contempt of court.(b)  If the juvenile court finds that the child engaged in conduct that constitutes contempt of the order issued by the truancy court or direct contempt of court, the juvenile court shall:(1)  enter an order requiring the child to comply with the truancy court's order;(2)  forward a copy of the order to the truancy court within five days; and(3)  admonish the child, orally and in writing, of the consequences of subsequent referrals to the juvenile court, including:(A)  a possible charge of delinquent conduct for contempt of the truancy court's order or direct contempt of court; and(B)  a possible detention hearing.(c)  If the juvenile court prosecutor finds that probable cause does not exist to believe that the child engaged in direct contempt or in conduct that constitutes contempt of the order issued by the truancy court, or if the juvenile probation department finds that extenuating circumstances caused the original truancy referral, the juvenile court shall enter an order requiring the child's continued compliance with the truancy court's order and notify the truancy court not later than the fifth day after the date the order is entered.(d)  This section does not limit the discretion of a juvenile prosecutor or juvenile court to prosecute a child for conduct under Section 51.03.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (H.B. 2398), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 65.253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 3A - Truancy Court Proceedings|Chapter 65 - Truancy Court Proceedings|Subchapter F. Enforcement of Orders|Section 65.253. Parent or Other Person in Contempt of Court

Sec. 65.253.  PARENT OR OTHER PERSON IN CONTEMPT OF COURT.  (a)  A truancy court may enforce the following orders by contempt:(1)  an order that a parent of a child, guardian of a child, or any court-appointed guardian ad litem of a child attend an adjudication hearing under Section 65.062(b);(2)  an order requiring a person other than a child to take a particular action under Section 65.105(a);(3)  an order that a child's parent, or other person responsible to support the child, reimburse the municipality or county for the cost of the guardian ad litem appointed for the child under Section 65.061(c); and(4)  an order that a parent, or person other than the child, pay the $50 court cost under Section 65.107.(b)  A truancy court may find a parent or person other than the child in direct contempt of the court.(c)  The penalty for a finding of contempt under Subsection (a) or (b) is a fine in an amount not to exceed $100.(d)  In addition to the assessment of a fine under Subsection (c), direct contempt of the truancy court by a parent or person other than the child is punishable by:(1)  confinement in jail for a maximum of three days;(2)  a maximum of 40 hours of community service; or(3)  both confinement and community service.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (H.B. 2398), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 65.254 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 3A - Truancy Court Proceedings|Chapter 65 - Truancy Court Proceedings|Subchapter F. Enforcement of Orders|Section 65.254. Writ of Attachment

Sec. 65.254.  WRIT OF ATTACHMENT.  A truancy court may issue a writ of attachment for a person who violates an order entered under Section 65.057(c).  The writ of attachment is executed in the same manner as in a criminal proceeding as provided by Chapter 24, Code of Criminal Procedure.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (H.B. 2398), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 65.255 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 3A - Truancy Court Proceedings|Chapter 65 - Truancy Court Proceedings|Subchapter F. Enforcement of Orders|Section 65.255. Entry of Truancy Court Order Against Parent or Other Eligible Person

Sec. 65.255.  ENTRY OF TRUANCY COURT ORDER AGAINST PARENT OR OTHER ELIGIBLE PERSON.  (a)  The truancy court shall:(1)  provide notice to a person who is the subject of a proposed truancy court order under Section 65.253; and(2)  provide a sufficient opportunity for the person to be heard regarding the proposed order.(b)  A truancy court order under Section 65.253 must be in writing and a copy promptly furnished to the parent or other eligible person.(c)  The truancy court may require the parent or other eligible person to provide suitable identification to be included in the court's file.  Suitable identification includes fingerprints, a driver's license number, a social security number, or similar indicia of identity.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (H.B. 2398), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 65.256 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 3A - Truancy Court Proceedings|Chapter 65 - Truancy Court Proceedings|Subchapter F. Enforcement of Orders|Section 65.256. Appeal

Sec. 65.256.  APPEAL.  (a)  The parent or other eligible person against whom a final truancy court order has been entered under Section 65.253 may appeal as provided by law from judgments entered by a justice court in civil cases.(b)  Rule 506, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, applies to an appeal under this section, except an appeal bond is not required.(c)  The pendency of an appeal initiated under this section does not abate or otherwise affect the proceedings in the truancy court involving the child.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (H.B. 2398), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 65.257 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 3A - Truancy Court Proceedings|Chapter 65 - Truancy Court Proceedings|Subchapter F. Enforcement of Orders|Section 65.257. Motion for Enforcement

Sec. 65.257.  MOTION FOR ENFORCEMENT.  (a)  The state may initiate enforcement of a truancy court order under Section 65.253 against a parent or person other than the child by filing a written motion.  In ordinary and concise language, the motion must:(1)  identify the provision of the order allegedly violated and sought to be enforced;(2)  state specifically and factually the manner of the person's alleged noncompliance;(3)  state the relief requested; and(4)  contain the signature of the party filing the motion.(b)  The state must allege the particular violation by the person of the truancy court order that the state had a reasonable basis for believing the person was violating when the motion was filed.(c)  The truancy court may also initiate enforcement of an order under this section on its own motion.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (H.B. 2398), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 65.258 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 3A - Truancy Court Proceedings|Chapter 65 - Truancy Court Proceedings|Subchapter F. Enforcement of Orders|Section 65.258. Notice and Appearance

Sec. 65.258.  NOTICE AND APPEARANCE.  (a)  On the filing of a motion for enforcement, the truancy court shall by written notice set the date, time, and place of the hearing and order the person against whom enforcement is sought to appear and respond to the motion.(b)  The notice must be given by personal service or by certified mail, return receipt requested, on or before the 10th day before the date of the hearing on the motion.  The notice must include a copy of the motion for enforcement.  Personal service must comply with the Code of Criminal Procedure.(c)  If a person moves to strike or specially excepts to the motion for enforcement, the truancy court shall rule on the exception or motion to strike before the court hears evidence on the motion for enforcement.  If an exception is sustained, the court shall give the movant an opportunity to replead and continue the hearing to a designated date and time without the requirement of additional service.(d)  If a person who has been personally served with notice to appear at the hearing does not appear, the truancy court may not hold the person in contempt, but may issue a warrant for the arrest of the person.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (H.B. 2398), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 65.259 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 3A - Truancy Court Proceedings|Chapter 65 - Truancy Court Proceedings|Subchapter F. Enforcement of Orders|Section 65.259. Conduct of Enforcement Hearing

Sec. 65.259.  CONDUCT OF ENFORCEMENT HEARING.  (a)  The movant must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the person against whom enforcement is sought engaged in conduct constituting contempt of a reasonable and lawful court order as alleged in the motion for enforcement.(b)  The person against whom enforcement is sought has a privilege not to be called as a witness or otherwise to incriminate himself or herself.(c)  The truancy court shall conduct the enforcement hearing without a jury.(d)  The truancy court shall include in the court's judgment:(1)  findings for each violation alleged in the motion for enforcement; and(2)  the punishment, if any, to be imposed.(e)  If the person against whom enforcement is sought was not represented by counsel during any previous court proceeding involving a motion for enforcement, the person may, through counsel, raise any defense or affirmative defense to the proceeding that could have been asserted in the previous court proceeding that was not asserted because the person was not represented by counsel.(f)  It is an affirmative defense to enforcement of a truancy court order under Section 65.253 that the court did not provide the parent or other eligible person with due process of law in the proceeding in which the court entered the order.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (H.B. 2398), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2015.|