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TX Fam Code § 54.06 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 3 - Juvenile Justice Code|Chapter 54 - Judicial Proceedings|Section 54.06. Judgments for Support

Sec. 54.06.  JUDGMENTS FOR SUPPORT.  (a)  Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 472 (S.B. 41), Sec. 5.01(b)(6), eff. January 1, 2022.(b)  At any stage of the proceeding, when a child has been placed outside the child's home and the parent of the child is obligated to pay support for the child under a court order under Title 5, the juvenile court shall order that the person entitled to receive the support assign the person's right to support for the child placed outside the child's home to the local juvenile probation department to be used for residential care and other support for the child unless the child has been committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, in which event the court shall order that the assignment be made to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.(c)  A court may enforce an order for support under this section by ordering garnishment of the wages of the person ordered to pay support or by any other means available to enforce a child support order under Title 5.(d)  Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 283, Sec. 61(1).(e)  The court shall apply the child support guidelines under Subchapter C, Chapter 154, in an order requiring the payment of child support under this section.  The court shall also require in an order to pay child support under this section that health insurance and dental insurance be provided for the child.  Subchapter D, Chapter 154, applies to an order requiring health insurance and dental insurance for a child under this section.(f)  An order under this section prevails over any previous child support order issued with regard to the child to the extent of any conflict between the orders.|Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 1460, ch. 544, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1973.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 163, ch. 44, art. 1, Sec. 5, eff. April 26, 1983;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1040, Sec. 24, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 798, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 1048, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 262, Sec. 43, eff. Jan. 1, 1996;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 7.11, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 283, Sec. 61(1), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 734 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 55, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1150 (S.B. 550), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2018.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 472 (S.B. 41), Sec. 5.01(b)(6), eff. January 1, 2022.|
TX Fam Code § 54.061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 3 - Juvenile Justice Code|Chapter 54 - Judicial Proceedings|Section 54.061. Payment of Probation Fees

Sec. 54.061.  PAYMENT OF PROBATION FEES.  (a)  If a child is placed on probation under Section 54.04(d)(1) of this code, the juvenile 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 to the court a fee of not more than $15 a month during the period that the child continues on probation.(b)  Orders for the payment of fees under this section may be enforced as provided by Section 54.07 of this code.(c)  The court shall deposit the fees received under this section in the county treasury to the credit of a special fund that may be used only for juvenile probation or community-based juvenile corrections services or facilities in which a juvenile may be required to live while under court supervision.(d)  If the court finds that a child, parent, or other person responsible for the child's support is financially unable to pay the probation fee required under Subsection (a), the court shall enter into the records of the child's case a statement of that finding.  The court may waive a fee under this section only if the court makes the finding under this subsection.|Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 338, ch. 154, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 2425, ch. 617, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1981;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1040, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 262, Sec. 44, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.|
TX Fam Code § 54.07 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 3 - Juvenile Justice Code|Chapter 54 - Judicial Proceedings|Section 54.07. Enforcement of Order

Sec. 54.07.  ENFORCEMENT OF ORDER.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b) or a juvenile court child support order, any order of the juvenile court may be enforced as provided by Chapter 61.(b)  A violation of any of the following orders of the juvenile court may not be enforced by contempt of court proceedings against the child:(1)  an order setting conditions of probation;(2)  an order setting conditions of deferred prosecution;  and(3)  an order setting conditions of release from detention.(c)  This section and Chapter 61 do not preclude a juvenile court from summarily finding a child or other person in direct contempt of the juvenile court for conduct occurring in the presence of the judge of the court.  Direct contempt of the juvenile court by a child is punishable by a maximum of 10 days' confinement in a secure juvenile detention facility or by a maximum of 40 hours of community service, or both.  The juvenile court may not impose a fine on a child for direct contempt.(d)  This section and Chapter 61 do not preclude a juvenile court in an appropriate case from using a civil or coercive contempt proceeding to enforce an order.|Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 1460, ch. 544, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1973.  Amended by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 339, ch. 154, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1979;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 283, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Fam Code § 54.08 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 3 - Juvenile Justice Code|Chapter 54 - Judicial Proceedings|Section 54.08. Public Access to Court Hearings

Sec. 54.08.  PUBLIC ACCESS TO COURT HEARINGS.  (a)  Except as provided by this section, the court shall open hearings under this title to the public unless the court, for good cause shown, determines that the public should be excluded.(b)  The court may not prohibit a person who is a victim of the conduct of a child, or the person's family, from personally attending a hearing under this title relating to the conduct by the child unless the victim or member of the victim's family is to testify in the hearing or any subsequent hearing relating to the conduct and the court determines that the victim's or family member's testimony would be materially affected if the victim or member of the victim's family hears other testimony at trial.(c)  If a child is under the age of 14 at the time of the hearing, the court shall close the hearing to the public unless the court finds that the interests of the child or the interests of the public would be better served by opening the hearing to the public.(d)  In this section, "family" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.003.|Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 1460, ch. 544, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1973.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 385, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 262, Sec. 45, eff. Jan. 1, 1996;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1086, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 54.09 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 3 - Juvenile Justice Code|Chapter 54 - Judicial Proceedings|Section 54.09. Recording of Proceedings

Sec. 54.09.  RECORDING OF PROCEEDINGS.  All judicial proceedings under this chapter except detention hearings shall be recorded by stenographic notes or by electronic, mechanical, or other appropriate means.  Upon request of any party, a detention hearing shall be recorded.|Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 1460, ch. 544, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1973.|
TX Fam Code § 56.02 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 3 - Juvenile Justice Code|Chapter 56 - Appeal|Section 56.02. Transcript on Appeal

Sec. 56.02.  TRANSCRIPT ON APPEAL.  (a)  An attorney retained to represent a child on appeal who desires to have included in the record on appeal a transcription of notes of the reporter has the responsibility of obtaining and paying for the transcription and furnishing it to the clerk in duplicate in time for inclusion in the record.(b)  The juvenile court shall order the reporter to furnish a transcription without charge to the attorney if the court finds, after hearing or on an affidavit filed by the child's parent or other person responsible for support of the child that the parent or other responsible person is unable to pay or to give security therefor.(c)  On certificate of the court that a transcription has been provided without charge, payment therefor shall be made from the general funds of the county in which the proceedings appealed from occurred.(d)  The court reporter shall report any portion of the proceedings requested by either party or directed by the court and shall report the proceedings in question and answer form unless a narrative transcript is requested.|Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 1460, ch. 544, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1973.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 674, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Fam Code § 57.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 3 - Juvenile Justice Code|Chapter 57 - Rights of Victims|Section 57.001. Definitions

Sec. 57.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Close relative of a deceased victim" means a person who was the spouse of a deceased victim at the time of the victim's death or who is a parent or adult brother, sister, or child of the deceased victim.(2)  "Guardian of a victim" means a person who is the legal guardian of the victim, whether or not the legal relationship between the guardian and victim exists because of the age of the victim or the physical or mental incompetency of the victim.(3)  "Victim" means a person who as the result of the delinquent conduct of a child suffers a pecuniary loss or personal injury or harm.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 633, Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 262, Sec. 49, eff. Jan. 1, 1996;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 368, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 57.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 3 - Juvenile Justice Code|Chapter 57 - Rights of Victims|Section 57.003. Duties of Juvenile Board and Victim Assistance Coordinator

Sec. 57.003.  DUTIES OF JUVENILE BOARD AND VICTIM ASSISTANCE COORDINATOR.  (a)  The juvenile board shall ensure to the extent practicable that a victim, guardian of a victim, or close relative of a deceased victim is afforded the rights granted by Section 57.002 and, on request, an explanation of those rights.(b)  The juvenile board may designate a person to serve as victim assistance coordinator in the juvenile board's jurisdiction for victims of juvenile offenders.(c)  The victim assistance coordinator shall ensure that a victim, or close relative of a deceased victim, is afforded the rights granted victims, guardians, and relatives by Section 57.002 and, on request, an explanation of those rights.  The victim assistance coordinator shall work closely with appropriate law enforcement agencies, prosecuting attorneys, and the Texas Juvenile Justice Department in carrying out that duty.(d)  The victim assistance coordinator shall ensure that at a minimum, a victim, guardian of a victim, or close relative of a deceased victim receives:(1)  a written notice of the rights outlined in Section 57.002;(2)  an application for compensation under the Crime Victims' Compensation Act (Chapter 56B, Code of Criminal Procedure); and(3)  a victim impact statement with information explaining the possible use and consideration of the victim impact statement at detention, adjudication, and release proceedings involving the juvenile.(e)  The victim assistance coordinator shall, on request, offer to assist a person receiving a form under Subsection (d) to complete the form.(f)  The victim assistance coordinator shall send a copy of the victim impact statement to the court conducting a disposition hearing involving the juvenile.(g)  The juvenile board, with the approval of the commissioners court of the county, may approve a program in which the victim assistance coordinator may offer not more than 10 hours of posttrial psychological counseling for a person who serves as a juror or an alternate juror in an adjudication hearing involving graphic evidence or testimony and who requests the posttrial psychological counseling not later than the 180th day after the date on which the jury in the adjudication hearing is dismissed.  The victim assistance coordinator may provide the counseling using a provider that assists local juvenile justice agencies in providing similar services to victims.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 633, Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 262, Sec. 51, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 93 (H.B. 608), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 93 (H.B. 608), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 734 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 57, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 2.33, eff. January 1, 2021.|
TX Fam Code § 57.0031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 3 - Juvenile Justice Code|Chapter 57 - Rights of Victims|Section 57.0031. Notification of Rights of Victims of Juveniles

Sec. 57.0031.  NOTIFICATION OF RIGHTS OF VICTIMS OF JUVENILES.  At the initial contact or at the earliest possible time after the initial contact between the victim of a reported crime and the juvenile probation office having the responsibility for the disposition of the juvenile, the office shall provide the victim a written notice:(1)  containing information about the availability of emergency and medical services, if applicable;(2)  stating that the victim has the right to receive information regarding compensation to victims of crime as provided by the Crime Victims' Compensation Act (Chapter 56B, Code of Criminal Procedure), including information about:(A)  the costs that may be compensated and the amount of compensation, eligibility for compensation, and procedures for application for compensation;(B)  the payment for a medical examination for a victim of a sexual assault; and(C)  referral to available social service agencies that may offer additional assistance;(3)  stating the name, address, and phone number of the victim assistance coordinator for victims of juveniles;(4)  containing the following statement:  "You may call the crime victim assistance coordinator for the status of the case and information about victims' rights.";(5)  stating the rights of victims of crime under Section 57.002;(6)  summarizing each procedural stage in the processing of a juvenile case, including preliminary investigation, detention, informal adjustment of a case, disposition hearings, release proceedings, restitution, and appeals;(7)  suggesting steps the victim may take if the victim is subjected to threats or intimidation;(8)  stating the case number and assigned court for the case; and(9)  stating that the victim has the right to file a victim impact statement and to have it considered in juvenile proceedings.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 262, Sec. 51, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 2.34, eff. January 1, 2021.|
TX Fam Code § 57.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 3 - Juvenile Justice Code|Chapter 57 - Rights of Victims|Section 57.004. Notification

Sec. 57.004.  NOTIFICATION.  A court, a person appointed by the court, or the Texas Juvenile Justice Department is responsible for notifying a victim, guardian of a victim, or close relative of a deceased victim of a proceeding under this chapter only if the victim, guardian of a victim, or close relative of a deceased victim requests the notification in writing and provides a current address to which the notification is to be sent.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 633, Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 734 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 58, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 57.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 3 - Juvenile Justice Code|Chapter 57 - Rights of Victims|Section 57.005. Liability

Sec. 57.005.  LIABILITY.  The Texas Juvenile Justice Department, a juvenile board, a court, a person appointed by a court, an attorney for the state, a peace officer, or a law enforcement agency is not liable for a failure or inability to provide a right listed under Section 57.002.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 633, Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 734 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 59, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 57.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 3 - Juvenile Justice Code|Chapter 57 - Rights of Victims|Section 57.006. Appeal

Sec. 57.006.  APPEAL.  The failure or inability of any person to provide a right or service listed under Section 57.002 of this code may not be used by a child as a ground for appeal or for a post conviction writ of habeas corpus.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 633, Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 1989.|
TX Fam Code § 57.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 3 - Juvenile Justice Code|Chapter 57 - Rights of Victims|Section 57.007. Standing

Sec. 57.007.  STANDING.  A victim, guardian of a victim, or close relative of a victim does not have standing to participate as a party in a juvenile proceeding or to contest the disposition of any case.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 633, Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 1989.|
TX Fam Code § 57.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 3 - Juvenile Justice Code|Chapter 57 - Rights of Victims|Section 57.008. Court Order for Protection From Juveniles

Sec. 57.008.  COURT ORDER FOR PROTECTION FROM JUVENILES.  (a)  A court may issue an order for protection from juveniles directed against a child to protect a victim of the child's conduct who, because of the victim's participation in the juvenile justice system, risks further harm by the child.(b)  In the order, the court may prohibit the child from doing specified acts or require the child to do specified acts necessary or appropriate to prevent or reduce the likelihood of further harm to the victim by the child.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 262, Sec. 52, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.|
TX Fam Code § 59.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 3 - Juvenile Justice Code|Chapter 59 - Progressive Sanctions Model|Section 59.001. Purposes

Sec. 59.001.  PURPOSES.  The purposes of the progressive sanctions model are to:(1)  ensure that juvenile offenders face uniform and consistent consequences and punishments that correspond to the seriousness of each offender's current offense, prior delinquent history, special treatment or training needs, and effectiveness of prior interventions;(2)  balance public protection and rehabilitation while holding juvenile offenders accountable;(3)  permit flexibility in the decisions made in relation to the juvenile offender to the extent allowed by law;(4)  consider the juvenile offender's circumstances;(5)  recognize that departure of a disposition from this model is not necessarily undesirable and in some cases is highly desirable;  and(6)  improve juvenile justice planning and resource allocation by ensuring uniform and consistent reporting of disposition decisions at all levels.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 262, Sec. 53, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Fam Code § 59.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 3 - Juvenile Justice Code|Chapter 59 - Progressive Sanctions Model|Section 59.002. Sanction Level Assignment by Probation Department

Sec. 59.002.  SANCTION LEVEL ASSIGNMENT BY PROBATION DEPARTMENT.  (a)  The probation department may assign a sanction level of one to a child referred to the probation department under Section 53.012.(b)  The probation department may assign a sanction level of two to a child for whom deferred prosecution is authorized under Section 53.03.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 262, Sec. 53, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.|
TX Fam Code § 59.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 3 - Juvenile Justice Code|Chapter 59 - Progressive Sanctions Model|Section 59.004. Sanction Level One

Sec. 59.004.  SANCTION LEVEL ONE.  (a)  For a child at sanction level one, the juvenile court or probation department may:(1)  require counseling for the child regarding the child's conduct;(2)  inform the child of the progressive sanctions that may be imposed on the child if the child continues to engage in delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision;(3)  inform the child's parents or guardians of the parents' or guardians' responsibility to impose reasonable restrictions on the child to prevent the conduct from recurring;(4)  provide information or other assistance to the child or the child's parents or guardians in securing needed social services;(5)  require the child or the child's parents or guardians to participate in a program for services under Section 264.302, if a program under Section 264.302 is available to the child or the child's parents or guardians;(6)  refer the child to a community-based citizen intervention program approved by the juvenile court;(7)  release the child to the child's parents or guardians; and(8)  require the child to attend and successfully complete an educational program described by Section 37.218, Education Code, or another equivalent educational program.(b)  The probation department shall discharge the child from the custody of the probation department after the provisions of this section are met.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 262, Sec. 53, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1086, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1322 (S.B. 407), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Fam Code § 59.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 3 - Juvenile Justice Code|Chapter 59 - Progressive Sanctions Model|Section 59.005. Sanction Level Two

Sec. 59.005.  SANCTION LEVEL TWO.  (a)  For a child at sanction level two, the juvenile court, the prosecuting attorney, or the probation department may, as provided by Section 53.03:(1)  place the child on deferred prosecution for not less than three months or more than six months;(2)  require the child to make restitution to the victim of the child's conduct or perform community service restitution appropriate to the nature and degree of harm caused and according to the child's ability;(3)  require the child's parents or guardians to identify restrictions the parents or guardians will impose on the child's activities and requirements the parents or guardians will set for the child's behavior;(4)  provide the information required under Sections 59.004(a)(2) and (4);(5)  require the child or the child's parents or guardians to participate in a program for services under Section 264.302, if a program under Section 264.302 is available to the child or the child's parents or guardians;(6)  refer the child to a community-based citizen intervention program approved by the juvenile court;  and(7)  if appropriate, impose additional conditions of probation.(b)  The juvenile court or the probation department shall discharge the child from the custody of the probation department on the date the provisions of this section are met or on the child's 18th birthday, whichever is earlier.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 262, Sec. 53, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1086, Sec. 24, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1477, Sec. 21, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|