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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 65.001. Scope and Purpose - Sec. 65.001. SCOPE AND PURPOSE. (a) This chapter details the...
Section 65.002. Definitions - Sec. 65.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Child" means a...
Section 65.003. Truant Conduct - Sec. 65.003. TRUANT CONDUCT. (a) A child engages in truant...
Section 65.004. Truancy Courts; Jurisdiction - Sec. 65.004. TRUANCY COURTS; JURISDICTION. (a) The following are designated...
Section 65.005. Court Sessions - Sec. 65.005. COURT SESSIONS. A truancy court is considered to...
Section 65.006. Venue - Sec. 65.006. VENUE. Venue for a proceeding under this chapter...
Section 65.007. Right to Jury Trial - Sec. 65.007. RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL. (a) A child alleged...
Section 65.008. Waiver of Rights - Sec. 65.008. WAIVER OF RIGHTS. A right granted to a...
Section 65.009. Effect of Adjudication - Sec. 65.009. EFFECT OF ADJUDICATION. (a) An adjudication of a...
Section 65.010. Burden of Proof - Sec. 65.010. BURDEN OF PROOF. A court or jury may...
Section 65.011. Applicable Statutes Regarding Discovery - Sec. 65.011. APPLICABLE STATUTES REGARDING DISCOVERY. Discovery in a proceeding...
Section 65.012. Procedural Rules - Sec. 65.012. PROCEDURAL RULES. The supreme court may promulgate rules...
Section 65.013. Interpreters - Sec. 65.013. INTERPRETERS. (a) When on the motion for appointment...
Section 65.014. Signatures - Sec. 65.014. SIGNATURES. Any requirement under this chapter that a...
Section 65.015. Public Access to Court Hearings - Sec. 65.015. PUBLIC ACCESS TO COURT HEARINGS. (a) Except as...
Section 65.016. Recording of Proceedings - Sec. 65.016. RECORDING OF PROCEEDINGS. (a) The proceedings in a...
Section 65.017. Juvenile Case Managers - Sec. 65.017. JUVENILE CASE MANAGERS. A truancy court may employ...
Subchapter B. Initial Procedures
Section 65.051. Initial Referral to Truancy Court - Sec. 65.051. INITIAL REFERRAL TO TRUANCY COURT. When a truancy...
Section 65.052. Truant Conduct Prosecutor - Sec. 65.052. TRUANT CONDUCT PROSECUTOR. In a justice or municipal...
Section 65.053. Review by Prosecutor - Sec. 65.053. REVIEW BY PROSECUTOR. (a) The truant conduct prosecutor...
Section 65.054. State's Petition - Sec. 65.054. STATE'S PETITION. (a) A petition for an adjudication...
Section 65.055. Limitations Period - Sec. 65.055. LIMITATIONS PERIOD. A petition may not be filed...
Section 65.056. Hearing Date - Sec. 65.056. HEARING DATE. (a) After the petition has been...
Section 65.057. Summons - Sec. 65.057. SUMMONS. (a) After setting the date and time...
Section 65.058. Service of Summons - Sec. 65.058. SERVICE OF SUMMONS. (a) If a person to...
Section 65.059. Representation by Attorney - Sec. 65.059. REPRESENTATION BY ATTORNEY. (a) A child may be...
Section 65.060. Child's Answer - Sec. 65.060. CHILD'S ANSWER. After the petition has been filed,...
Section 65.061. Guardian Ad Litem - Sec. 65.061. GUARDIAN AD LITEM. (a) If a child appears...
Section 65.062. Attendance at Hearing - Sec. 65.062. ATTENDANCE AT HEARING. (a) The child must be...
Section 65.063. Right to Reemployment - Sec. 65.063. RIGHT TO REEMPLOYMENT. (a) An employer may not...
Section 65.064. Subpoena of Witness - Sec. 65.064. SUBPOENA OF WITNESS. A witness may be subpoenaed...
Section 65.065. Child Alleged to Be Mentally Ill - Sec. 65.065. CHILD ALLEGED TO BE MENTALLY ILL. (a) A...
Subchapter C. Adjudication Hearing and Remedies
Section 65.101. Adjudication Hearing; Judgment - Sec. 65.101. ADJUDICATION HEARING; JUDGMENT. (a) A child may be...
Section 65.102. Remedial Actions - Sec. 65.102. REMEDIAL ACTIONS. (a) The truancy court shall determine...
Section 65.103. Remedial Order - Sec. 65.103. REMEDIAL ORDER. (a) A truancy court may enter...
Section 65.104. Maximum Time Remedial Order Is Effective - Sec. 65.104. MAXIMUM TIME REMEDIAL ORDER IS EFFECTIVE. A truancy...
Section 65.105. Orders Affecting Parents and Others - Sec. 65.105. ORDERS AFFECTING PARENTS AND OTHERS. (a) If a...
Section 65.106. Liability for Claims Arising From Community Service - Sec. 65.106. LIABILITY FOR CLAIMS ARISING FROM COMMUNITY SERVICE. (a)...
Section 65.107. Court Cost - Sec. 65.107. COURT COST. (a) If a child is found...
Section 65.108. Hearing to Modify Remedy - Sec. 65.108. HEARING TO MODIFY REMEDY. (a) A truancy court...
Section 65.109. Motion for New Trial - Sec. 65.109. MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL. The order of a...
Subchapter D. Appeal
Section 65.151. Right to Appeal - Sec. 65.151. RIGHT TO APPEAL. (a) The child, the child's...
Section 65.152. Governing Law - Sec. 65.152. GOVERNING LAW. Rule 506, Texas Rules of Civil...
Section 65.153. Counsel on Appeal - Sec. 65.153. COUNSEL ON APPEAL. (a) A child may be...
Subchapter E. Records
Section 65.201. Sealing of Records - Sec. 65.201. SEALING OF RECORDS. (a) A child who has...
Section 65.202. Confidentiality of Records - Sec. 65.202. CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS. Records and files created under...
Section 65.203. Destruction of Certain Records - Sec. 65.203. DESTRUCTION OF CERTAIN RECORDS. A truancy court shall...
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...
Section 65.252. Proceedings in Juvenile Court - Sec. 65.252. PROCEEDINGS IN JUVENILE COURT. (a) After a referral...
Section 65.253. Parent or Other Person in Contempt of Court - Sec. 65.253. PARENT OR OTHER PERSON IN CONTEMPT OF COURT....
Section 65.254. Writ of Attachment - Sec. 65.254. WRIT OF ATTACHMENT. A truancy court may issue...
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...
Section 65.256. Appeal - Sec. 65.256. APPEAL. (a) The parent or other eligible person...
Section 65.257. Motion for Enforcement - Sec. 65.257. MOTION FOR ENFORCEMENT. (a) The state may initiate...
Section 65.258. Notice and Appearance - Sec. 65.258. NOTICE AND APPEARANCE. (a) On the filing of...
Section 65.259. Conduct of Enforcement Hearing - Sec. 65.259. CONDUCT OF ENFORCEMENT HEARING. (a) The movant must...