Sec. 54.0481. RESTITUTION FOR DAMAGING PROPERTY WITH GRAFFITI. (a) A juvenile court, in a disposition hearing under Section 54.04 regarding a child who has been adjudicated to have engaged in delinquent conduct that violates Section 28.08, Penal Code:
(1) may order the child or a parent or other person responsible for the child's support to make restitution by:
(A) reimbursing the owner of the property for the cost of restoring the property; or
(B) with the consent of the owner of the property, personally restoring the property by removing or painting over any markings the child made; 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, may order the child or a parent or other person responsible for the child's support 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
(B) with the consent of the political subdivision, restore the public property, street sign, or official traffic-control device by removing or painting over any markings made by the child on the property, sign, or device.
(b) If a juvenile court orders a child to make restitution under Subsection (a) and the child, child's parent, or other person responsible for the child's support is financially unable to make the restitution, the court may order the child to perform a specific number of hours of community service to satisfy the restitution.
(c) For purposes of Subsection (a), "official traffic-control device" has the meaning assigned by Section 541.304, Transportation Code.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1053 (H.B. 2151), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2007.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 3 - Juvenile Justice Code
Chapter 54 - Judicial Proceedings
Section 54.01. Detention Hearing
Section 54.011. Detention Hearings for Status Offenders and Nonoffenders; Penalty
Section 54.012. Interactive Video Recording of Detention Hearing
Section 54.02. Waiver of Jurisdiction and Discretionary Transfer to Criminal Court
Section 54.03. Adjudication Hearing
Section 54.031. Hearsay Statement of Certain Abuse Victims
Section 54.033. Sexually Transmitted Disease, Aids, and HIV Testing
Section 54.034. Limited Right to Appeal: Warning
Section 54.04. Disposition Hearing
Section 54.0401. Community-Based Programs
Section 54.04012. Trafficked Persons Program
Section 54.04013. Special Commitment to Texas Juvenile Justice Department
Section 54.0405. Child Placed on Probation for Conduct Constituting Sexual Offense
Section 54.0406. Child Placed on Probation for Conduct Involving a Handgun
Section 54.0407. Cruelty to Animals: Counseling Required
Section 54.0409. DNA Sample Required on Certain Felony Adjudications
Section 54.041. Orders Affecting Parents and Others
Section 54.042. License Suspension
Section 54.043. Monitoring School Attendance
Section 54.044. Community Service
Section 54.045. Admission of Unadjudicated Conduct
Section 54.046. Conditions of Probation for Damaging Property With Graffiti
Section 54.047. Alcohol or Drug Related Offense
Section 54.0481. Restitution for Damaging Property With Graffiti
Section 54.0482. Treatment of Restitution Payments
Section 54.049. Conditions of Probation for Desecrating a Cemetery or Abusing a Corpse
Section 54.0491. Gang-Related Conduct
Section 54.05. Hearing to Modify Disposition
Section 54.051. Transfer of Determinate Sentence Probation to Appropriate District Court
Section 54.052. Credit for Time Spent in Detention Facility for Child With Determinate Sentence
Section 54.06. Judgments for Support
Section 54.061. Payment of Probation Fees
Section 54.07. Enforcement of Order
Section 54.08. Public Access to Court Hearings
Section 54.09. Recording of Proceedings