Sec. 65.009. EFFECT OF ADJUDICATION. (a) An adjudication of a child as having engaged in truant conduct is not a conviction of crime. An order of adjudication does not impose any civil disability ordinarily resulting from a conviction or operate to disqualify the child in any civil service application or appointment.
(b) The adjudication of a child as having engaged in truant conduct may not be used in any subsequent court proceedings, other than for the purposes of determining an appropriate remedial action under this chapter or in an appeal under this chapter.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (H.B. 2398), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 3A - Truancy Court Proceedings
Chapter 65 - Truancy Court Proceedings
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 65.001. Scope and Purpose
Section 65.003. Truant Conduct
Section 65.004. Truancy Courts; Jurisdiction
Section 65.005. Court Sessions
Section 65.007. Right to Jury Trial
Section 65.008. Waiver of Rights
Section 65.009. Effect of Adjudication
Section 65.010. Burden of Proof
Section 65.011. Applicable Statutes Regarding Discovery
Section 65.012. Procedural Rules
Section 65.015. Public Access to Court Hearings