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rts

cHarts

Charts

CHARTS

1. Court Costs .................................................................................................................................................... A-12. The Big Three - Registration, Inspection, and Financial Responsibility Requirements ................................. A-43. Passenger Restraint Laws ............................................................................................................................. A-54. Comparisons of Deferred Options ................................................................................................................. A-65. “Probation-related” Dismissals ....................................................................................................................... A-86. Compliance Dismissals .................................................................................................................................. A-97. Other Dismissals ...........................................................................................................................................A-118. Common Defenses to Prosecution ............................................................................................................... A-129. Recusal/DisqualificationofMunicipalCourtJudges .................................................................................... A-1310. Chronologically Distinguishing the Warrant, Capias, and Capias Pro Fine in the

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TMCEC Bench Book

November 2015A-1Appendix

APPENDIX

CO

UR

T C

OST

S Fo

r co

nvic

tion

of o

ffen

ses c

omm

itted

on

or a

fter

Sep

tem

ber

1, 2

015

OFF

ENSE

/DES

CR

IPTI

ON

St

ate

CF

Stat

e JS

F St

ate

IDF

Stat

e JR

F St

ate

TPD

F St

ate

STF

Loc

al

TFC

L

ocal

C

S T

otal

Mun

icip

al O

rdin

ance

Pa

rkin

g (a

utho

rized

by

Sect

ion

542.

202

or C

hapt

er 6

82,

Tran

spor

tatio

n C

ode)

N

/A

N/A

N

/A

N/A

N

/A

N/A

N

/A

*1

*1

Pe

dest

rian

N/A

N

/A

N/A

N

/A

N/A

N

/A

N/A

N

/A

N/A

O

ther

city

ord

inan

ces n

ot c

ateg

oriz

ed a

bove

40

.00

6.00

2.

00

4.00

2.

00

N/A

N

/A

N/A

54

.00

Stat

e L

aw

T

rans

porta

tion

Cod

e, R

ules

of t

he R

oad

(Cha

pter

s 541

-600

)

Pa

rkin

g an

d Pe

dest

rian

(in sc

hool

cro

ssin

g zo

ne)

N/A

N

/A

N/A

N

/A

N/A

30

.00

3.00

25

.00

58.0

0

Pa

rkin

g an

d Pe

dest

rian

(out

side

scho

ol c

ross

ing

zone

) N

/A

N/A

N

/A

N/A

N

/A

30.0

0 3.

00

N/A

33

.00

Pa

ssin

g a

Scho

ol B

us (S

ectio

n 54

5.06

6)

40.0

0 6.

00

2.00

4.

00

2.00

30

.00

3.00

25

.00

112.

10*2

O

ther

Rul

es o

f the

Roa

d of

fens

e in

a sc

hool

cro

ssin

g zo

ne

40.0

0 6.

00

2.00

4.

00

2.00

30

.00

3.00

25

.00

112.

00*2

O

ther

Rul

es o

f the

Roa

d of

fens

e ou

tsid

e a

scho

ol c

ross

ing

zone

40

.00

6.00

2.

00

4.00

2.

00

30.0

0 3.

00

N/A

87

.00*2

P

arki

ng a

nd P

edes

trian

Off

ense

(not

und

er th

e R

ules

of t

he R

oad)

N

/A

N/A

N

/A

N/A

N

/A

N/A

N

/A

N/A

N

/A

E

duca

tion

Cod

e

Pa

rent

Con

tribu

ting

to N

onat

tend

ance

(Sec

tion

25.0

93)

40.0

0 6.

00

2.00

4.

00

2.00

N

/A

N/A

20

.00

74.0

0

A

ll ot

her f

ine-

only

mis

dem

eano

rs n

ot m

entio

ned

abov

e 40

.00

6.00

2.

00

4.00

2.

00

N/A

N

/A

N/A

54

.00*2

For t

he p

urpo

se o

f ass

essi

ng, i

mpo

sing

, and

col

lect

ing

mos

t cou

rt co

sts a

nd fe

es, a

per

son

is c

onsi

dere

d to

hav

e be

en c

onvi

cted

if, p

ursu

ant t

o Se

ctio

n 13

3.10

1 of

the

Loca

l Gov

ernm

ent C

ode

or th

e sp

ecifi

c st

atut

e au

thor

izin

g th

e co

urt c

ost,

eith

er: a

judg

men

t, se

nten

ce o

r bot

h ar

e im

pose

d on

the

pers

on; o

r the

per

son

rece

ives

a D

SC, d

efer

red

disp

ositi

on, o

r som

e ot

her d

efer

ral (

see

Arti

cles

45

.051

-45.

053

of th

e C

ode

of C

rimin

al P

roce

dure

). In

con

trast

, thi

s exp

ande

d de

finiti

on o

f con

vict

ion

does

not

app

ear i

n th

e st

atut

e es

tabl

ishi

ng th

e Ju

ror R

eim

burs

emen

t Fee

. *1

A

dditi

onal

Chi

ld S

afet

y Fu

nd c

osts

:

• $2-

$5 c

ourt

cost

for c

ities

with

pop

ulat

ion

grea

ter t

han

850,

000

that

hav

e ad

opte

d ap

prop

riate

ord

inan

ce, r

egul

atio

n, o

r ord

er (m

anda

tory

).

• Up

to $

5 co

urt c

ost f

or c

ities

with

pop

ulat

ion

less

than

850

,000

that

hav

e ad

opte

d ap

prop

riate

ord

inan

ce, r

egul

atio

n, o

r ord

er (o

ptio

nal).

*2

M

VF:

Add

10¢

cou

rt co

st o

n al

l mov

ing

viol

atio

ns. M

ovin

g vi

olat

ions

are

foun

d in

Titl

e 37

, Sec

tion

15.8

9(b)

of t

he T

exas

Adm

inis

trativ

e C

ode.

Not

e th

at so

me

mov

ing

viol

atio

ns a

re in

cod

es o

ther

than

the

Tran

spor

tatio

n C

ode.

Bec

ause

pas

sing

a sc

hool

bus

is a

mov

ing

viol

atio

n, th

e 10

¢ ha

s alre

ady

been

cal

cula

ted

into

the

tota

l.

TMCEC Bench Book

November 2015A-2Appendix

Abb

revi

atio

n

Nam

e of

Cos

t/Fee

Le

gal R

efer

ence

A

pplie

s To

Port

ion

Rem

itted

, Ret

aine

d

CF

Con

solid

ated

Fee

Se

ctio

n 13

3.10

2, L

ocal

G

over

nmen

t Cod

e A

ll bu

t par

king

and

ped

estri

an o

ffens

es

90%

Sta

te, 1

0% C

ity

If ti

mel

y re

mitt

ed o

n qu

arte

rly re

port

JSF

Judi

cial

Sup

port

Fee

Sect

ion

133.

105,

Loc

al

Gov

ernm

ent C

ode

A

ll bu

t par

king

and

ped

estri

an o

ffens

es

90%

Sta

te, 1

0% C

ity

If ti

mel

y re

mitt

ed o

n qu

arte

rly re

port

Po

rtion

reta

ined

by

city

mus

t be

used

to p

rom

ote

the

effic

ient

ope

ratio

n of

the

cour

t and

the

inve

stig

atio

n, p

rose

cutio

n, a

nd e

nfor

cem

ent o

f of

fens

es w

ithin

the

cour

t’s ju

risdi

ctio

n.

ID

F In

dige

nt D

efen

se F

und

Sect

ion

133.

107,

Loc

al

Gov

ernm

ent C

ode

All

but p

arki

ng a

nd p

edes

trian

offe

nses

90

% S

tate

, 10%

City

If

tim

ely

rem

itted

on

quar

terly

repo

rt

JRF

Juro

r Rei

mbu

rsem

ent F

ee

Arti

cle

102.

0045

, Cod

e of

Crim

inal

Pro

cedu

re

All

but p

arki

ng a

nd p

edes

trian

offe

nses

90

% S

tate

, 10%

City

If

tim

ely

rem

itted

on

quar

terly

repo

rt

TPD

F Tr

uanc

y Pr

even

tion

and

Div

ersi

on F

und

Arti

cle

102.

015,

Cod

e of

Crim

inal

Pro

cedu

re

All

but p

arki

ng a

nd p

edes

trian

offe

nses

50

% S

tate

, 50%

City

If c

ity is

ope

ratin

g, e

stab

lishi

ng, o

r atte

mpt

ing

to

esta

blis

h a

JCM

pro

gram

; oth

erw

ise

100%

to

Stat

e

Rem

itted

on

quar

terly

repo

rt

Mus

t be

used

to o

pera

te o

r est

ablis

h a

JCM

pr

ogra

m

STF

Stat

e Tr

affic

Fin

e Se

ctio

n 54

2.40

31,

Tran

spor

tatio

n C

ode

Rul

es o

f the

Roa

d of

fens

es (C

hapt

ers 5

41-6

00,

Tran

spor

tatio

n C

ode)

95

% S

tate

, 5%

City

If

tim

ely

rem

itted

on

quar

terly

repo

rt

TFC

Lo

cal T

raffi

c Fe

e Se

ctio

n 54

2.40

3,

Tran

spor

tatio

n C

ode

Rul

es o

f the

Roa

d of

fens

es (C

hapt

ers 5

41-6

00,

Tran

spor

tatio

n C

ode)

10

0% C

ity

CS

Chi

ld S

afet

y Fu

nd

Arti

cle

102.

014,

Cod

e of

Crim

inal

Pro

cedu

re

Rul

es o

f the

Roa

d of

fens

es o

ccur

ring

in a

sc

hool

cro

ssin

g zo

ne; p

assi

ng a

scho

ol b

us;

pare

nt c

ontri

butin

g to

non

atte

ndan

ce; s

ome

city

ord

inan

ce p

arki

ng v

iola

tions

100%

City

Mus

t be

depo

site

d in

mun

icip

al c

hild

safe

ty tr

ust

fund

in m

unic

ipal

ities

with

pop

ulat

ion

grea

ter

than

850

,000

For o

ther

s, sh

all f

irst f

und

scho

ol c

ross

ing

guar

d pr

ogra

m w

ith e

xces

s exp

ende

d fo

r pro

gram

s de

sign

ed to

enh

ance

pub

lic sa

fety

and

secu

rity

MV

F M

ovin

g V

iola

tion

Fee

Arti

cle

102.

022,

Cod

e of

Crim

inal

Pro

cedu

re

Mov

ing

viol

atio

ns (T

itle

37, S

ectio

n 15

.89(

b)

of th

e Te

xas A

dmin

istra

tive

Cod

e)

90%

Sta

te, 1

0% C

ity

If ti

mel

y re

mitt

ed o

n qu

arte

rly re

port

TMCEC Bench Book

November 2015A-3Appendix

FEE

S (a

dd th

e fo

llow

ing

whe

neve

r the

y ap

ply)

:

The

follo

win

g fe

es a

re c

olle

cted

upo

n co

nvic

tion

for s

ervi

ces p

erfo

rmed

by

a pe

ace

offic

er (A

rticl

e 10

2.01

1 of

the

Cod

e of

Crim

inal

Pro

cedu

re a

nd S

ectio

n 13

3.10

4 of

the

Loca

l Gov

ernm

ent C

ode)

:

$5 a

rres

t fee

for i

ssui

ng a

writ

ten

notic

e to

app

ear i

n co

urt f

ollo

win

g th

e de

fend

ant’s

vio

latio

n of

a tr

affic

law

, mun

icip

al o

rdin

ance

, pen

al la

w, o

r for

mak

ing

an a

rres

t w

ithou

t a w

arra

nt; w

hen

serv

ice

is p

erfo

rmed

by

a pe

ace

offic

er e

mpl

oyed

by

the

Stat

e, 2

0% is

sent

to th

e St

ate

on th

e qu

arte

rly re

port.

$50

war

rant

fee

for e

xecu

ting

or p

roce

ssin

g an

issu

ed a

rrest

war

rant

, cap

ias,

or c

apia

s pro

fine

; whe

n se

rvic

e is

per

form

ed b

y a

peac

e of

ficer

em

ploy

ed b

y th

e St

ate,

20%

is

sent

to th

e St

ate

on th

e qu

arte

rly re

port;

whe

n se

rvic

e is

per

form

ed b

y an

othe

r age

ncy,

that

age

ncy

can

requ

est t

he a

mou

nt o

f the

fee.

$5 fo

r ser

ving

a su

bpoe

na.

$5

for s

umm

onsi

ng a

jury

.

$35

for s

ervi

ng a

ny o

ther

writ

(inc

lude

s sum

mon

s for

a d

efen

dant

or a

chi

ld’s

par

ent).

Oth

er c

osts:

cos

ts fo

r pea

ce o

ffice

r’s ti

me

testi

fyin

g of

f dut

y or

mile

age

for c

erta

in tr

ansp

orts

.

F

ees c

reat

ed b

y ci

ty o

rdin

ance

Juve

nile

Cas

e M

anag

er F

ee: u

p to

$5

on e

very

con

vict

ion

if go

vern

ing

body

has

pas

sed

requ

ired

ordi

nanc

e es

tabl

ishi

ng a

juve

nile

cas

e m

anag

er fu

nd a

nd h

as h

ired

a ju

veni

le c

ase

man

ager

; to

be u

sed

only

to fi

nanc

e th

e sa

lary

, ben

efits

, tra

inin

g, tr

avel

exp

ense

s, of

fice

supp

lies,

and

othe

r nec

essa

ry e

xpen

ses o

f the

juve

nile

cas

e m

anag

er.

Onc

e th

ose

cost

s are

pai

d, fu

nds m

ay b

e us

ed to

impl

emen

t pro

gram

s dire

ctly

rela

ted

to th

e ju

veni

le c

ase

man

ager

(A

rticl

e 10

2.01

74 o

f the

Cod

e of

Crim

inal

Pro

cedu

re).

M

unic

ipal

Cou

rt B

uild

ing

Secu

rity

Fun

d: $

3 on

eve

ry c

onvi

ctio

n if

gove

rnin

g bo

dy h

as p

asse

d re

quire

d or

dina

nce

esta

blis

hing

bui

ldin

g se

curit

y fu

nd; t

o be

use

d on

ly

for s

ecur

ity p

erso

nnel

, ser

vice

s, an

d ite

ms r

elat

ed to

bui

ldin

gs th

at h

ouse

the

oper

atio

n of

the

mun

icip

al c

ourt

(Arti

cle

102.

017

of th

e C

ode

of C

rimin

al P

roce

dure

).

Mun

icip

al C

ourt

Tec

hnol

ogy

Fund

: up

to $

4 on

eve

ry c

onvi

ctio

n if

gove

rnin

g bo

dy h

as p

asse

d re

quire

d or

dina

nce

esta

blis

hing

the

mun

icip

al c

ourt

tech

nolo

gy fu

nd; t

o be

use

d on

ly to

fina

nce

the

purc

hase

of o

r to

mai

ntai

n te

chno

logi

cal e

nhan

cem

ents

for t

he m

unic

ipal

cou

rt (A

rticl

e 10

2.01

72 o

f the

Cod

e of

Crim

inal

Pro

cedu

re).

Sp

ecia

l Exp

ense

Fee

: up

to $

25 fo

r exe

cutio

n of

a w

arra

nt fo

r fai

lure

to a

ppea

r or v

iola

tion

of p

rom

ise

to a

ppea

r if g

over

ning

bod

y ha

s pas

sed

requ

ired

ordi

nanc

e (A

rticl

e 45

.203

of t

he C

ode

of C

rimin

al P

roce

dure

).

J

ury

Fees

$3.0

0 fe

e co

llect

ed u

pon

conv

ictio

n w

hen

a ca

se is

trie

d be

fore

a ju

ry o

r whe

n th

e de

fend

ant r

eque

sted

a ju

ry tr

ial a

nd th

en w

ithdr

ew th

e re

ques

t with

in 2

4 ho

urs o

f the

tri

al se

tting

(Arti

cle

102.

004

of th

e C

ode

of C

rimin

al P

roce

dure

).

Act

ual c

osts

incu

rred

for i

mpa

nelli

ng a

jury

whe

n th

e de

fend

ant f

ails

to a

ppea

r for

a ju

ry tr

ial (

Arti

cle

45.0

26 o

f the

Cod

e of

Crim

inal

Pro

cedu

re).

T

ime

Paym

ent F

ee: $

25 fe

e on

con

vict

ion

if de

fend

ant p

ays a

ny p

art o

f the

fine

, cou

rt co

sts,

fees

, or r

estit

utio

n on

or a

fter t

he 3

1st d

ay a

fter t

he d

ate

judg

men

t is e

nter

ed; 5

0%

is re

mitt

ed to

the

Stat

e on

the

quar

terly

repo

rt; 5

0% st

ays w

ith th

e ci

ty; $

2.50

of t

hat s

hall

be u

sed

for t

he p

urpo

se o

f im

prov

ing

the

effic

ienc

y of

the

adm

inis

tratio

n of

just

ice

and

the

city

shal

l prio

ritiz

e th

e ne

eds o

f the

judi

cial

offi

cer w

ho c

olle

cted

the

fee

(Sec

tion

133.

103

of th

e Lo

cal G

over

nmen

t Cod

e).

R

estit

utio

n Fe

e: $

12 o

ptio

nal f

ee if

def

enda

nt p

ays r

estit

utio

n in

inst

allm

ents

; 50%

rem

itted

to th

e St

ate

for t

he c

rime

vict

ims’

com

pens

atio

n fu

nd (

Arti

cle

42.0

37 o

f the

Cod

e of

Crim

inal

Pro

cedu

re).

C

ontra

ctua

l enf

orce

men

t opt

ions

:

Om

niB

ase

Fee:

$30

for f

ailu

re to

app

ear o

r fai

lure

to sa

tisfy

a ju

dgm

ent f

or a

ny fi

ne-o

nly

offe

nse

if ci

ty h

as c

ontra

cted

with

the

Dep

artm

ent o

f Pub

lic S

afet

y to

den

y re

new

al o

f driv

er’s

lice

nses

; 66%

is se

nt to

the

Stat

e on

the

quar

terly

repo

rt; 3

3% is

reta

ined

by

the

city

out

of w

hich

Om

niB

ase

is p

aid

(Sec

tions

706

.006

and

706

.007

of

the

Tran

spor

tatio

n C

ode)

.

Scof

flaw

Fee

: $20

opt

iona

l fee

for f

ailu

re to

app

ear o

r sat

isfy

a ju

dgm

ent o

n an

out

stan

ding

war

rant

for v

iola

tion

of a

traf

fic la

w if

the

city

has

con

tract

ed

w

ith th

e D

epar

tmen

t of M

otor

Veh

icle

s to

deny

rene

wal

of v

ehic

le re

gist

ratio

n; e

ntire

fee

goes

to th

e co

unty

tax-

asse

ssor

(Sec

tion

702.

003

of th

e

Tr

ansp

orta

tion

Cod

e).

T

hird

Par

ty C

olle

ctio

n Fe

e: 3

0% o

f the

unp

aid

fines

, fee

s, co

sts,

rest

itutio

n, o

r for

feite

d bo

nds i

f the

city

has

a c

ontra

ct w

ith a

third

par

ty

colle

ctio

ns a

genc

y an

d th

e am

ount

is m

ore

than

60

days

pas

t due

or m

ore

than

60

days

hav

e el

apse

d sin

ce th

e de

fend

ant’s

failu

re to

app

ear

(A

rticl

e 10

3.00

31 o

f the

Cod

e of

Crim

inal

Pro

cedu

re).

TMCEC Bench Book

November 2015A-4Appendix

Pr

epar

ed b

y th

e Te

xas M

unic

ipal

Cou

rts E

duca

tion

Cen

ter.

Fun

ded

by a

gra

nt fr

om th

e Te

xas C

ourt

of C

rimin

al A

ppea

ls.

Rev

ised

07/

15

R

egis

trat

ion

Insp

ectio

n Fi

nanc

ial R

espo

nsib

ility

Gen

eral

Rul

e

Tran

spor

tatio

n C

ode

§502

.040

—M

otor

veh

icle

s, tra

ilers

, an

d se

mitr

aile

rs m

ust b

e re

gist

ered

with

in 3

0 da

ys a

fter

purc

hasin

g a

vehi

cle

or b

ecom

ing

a Te

xas r

esid

ent.

Tran

spor

tatio

n C

ode

§548

.051

—Th

ose

mot

or v

ehic

les

regi

ster

ed in

this

stat

e m

ust b

e in

spec

ted

(list

of v

ehic

les

not r

equi

red

to b

e in

spec

ted

foun

d at

Tra

nspo

rtatio

n C

ode

§548

.052

).

Tran

spor

tatio

n C

ode

§601

.051

—C

anno

t ope

rate

a

mot

or v

ehic

le u

nles

s fin

anci

al re

spon

sibili

ty is

es

tabl

ished

for t

hat v

ehic

le (m

otor

veh

icle

def

ined

in

§60

1.00

2(5)

).

“Aut

ocyc

le”

Tran

spor

tatio

n C

ode

§502

.004

—Fo

r pur

pose

s of

regi

stra

tion,

an

auto

cycl

e is

con

sider

ed to

be

a m

otor

cycl

e,

regi

stra

tion

requ

ired.

Req

uire

d.

Req

uire

d.

“All-

Ter

rain

V

ehic

les”

Tran

spor

tatio

n C

ode

§502

.140

(b)—

Cann

ot b

e re

gist

ered

fo

r ope

ratio

n on

a p

ublic

hig

hway

EX

CEP

T st

ate,

cou

nty,

or

mun

icip

ality

may

regi

ster

all-

terra

in v

ehic

le th

at is

ow

ned

by th

e st

ate,

cou

nty,

or m

unic

ipal

ity fo

r ope

ratio

n on

an

y pu

blic

bea

ch o

r hig

hway

to m

aint

ain

publ

ic sa

fety

and

w

elfa

re.

Not

requ

ired.

R

equi

red

if al

l-ter

rain

veh

icle

is d

esig

ned

for u

se o

n a

high

way

.

Not

requ

ired

if al

l-ter

rain

veh

icle

is n

ot d

esig

ned

for u

se o

n a

high

way

(see

def

initi

on o

f mot

or

vehi

cle

in T

rans

porta

tion

Cod

e §6

01.0

02(5

)).

“Cus

tom

Veh

icle

” Tr

ansp

orta

tion

Cod

e §5

04.5

01—

Spec

ial r

egis

tratio

n pr

oced

ures

for c

usto

m v

ehic

les.

Not

requ

ired;

mus

t ins

tead

pas

s ini

tial s

afet

y in

spec

tion

at ti

me

of re

gist

ratio

n.

Req

uire

d.

“Ele

ctri

c Bi

cycl

es”

Tran

spor

tatio

n C

ode

§502

.143

—Ca

nnot

be

regi

ster

ed fo

r op

erat

ion

on a

pub

lic h

ighw

ay.

Not

requ

ired.

Not

requ

ired—

not a

mot

or v

ehic

le u

nder

Tr

ansp

orta

tion

Cod

e §5

41.2

01(1

1).

“Ele

ctri

c Pe

rson

al

Ass

istiv

e M

obili

ty D

evic

e”

Tran

spor

tatio

n C

ode

§502

.143

— C

anno

t be

regi

ster

ed fo

r op

erat

ion

on a

pub

lic h

ighw

ay.

Not

requ

ired.

N

ot re

quire

d—no

t a m

otor

veh

icle

und

er

Tran

spor

tatio

n C

ode

§601

.002

(5) o

r §54

1.20

1(11

).

“Gol

f Car

ts”

Tran

spor

tatio

n C

ode

§551

.402

—Ca

nnot

be

regi

ster

ed fo

r op

erat

ion

on a

pub

lic h

ighw

ay.

Not

requ

ired;

mus

t disp

lay

a slo

w-m

ovin

g-ve

hicl

e em

blem

und

er T

rans

porta

tion

Cod

e §5

47.7

03.

No

finan

cial

resp

onsib

ility

for g

olf c

arts

ope

rate

d on

ly a

s aut

horiz

ed b

y Tr

ansp

orta

tion

Cod

e §5

51.4

03.

“Mop

ed”

Tran

spor

tatio

n C

ode

§502

.007

—R

egis

tratio

n re

quire

d (tr

eat a

s a m

otor

cycl

e).

Req

uire

d.

Req

uire

d.

“Mot

orcy

cle”

Tr

ansp

orta

tion

Cod

e §5

02.0

02 a

nd §

502.

405—

Mot

or

vehi

cle,

regi

stra

tion

requ

ired.

R

equi

red.

R

equi

red.

“Mot

oriz

ed M

obili

ty

Dev

ice”

Tran

spor

tatio

n C

ode

§502

.143

— C

anno

t be

regi

ster

ed fo

r op

erat

ion

on a

pub

lic h

ighw

ay.

Not

requ

ired.

N

ot re

quire

d—no

t a m

otor

veh

icle

.

“N

eigh

borh

ood

Ele

ctri

c V

ehic

le”

Tran

spor

tatio

n C

ode

§551

.302

—Th

e Te

xas D

epar

tmen

t of

Mot

or V

ehic

les m

ay a

dopt

rule

s rel

atin

g to

regi

stra

tion.

(H

as n

ot d

one

so).

*I

f ope

rate

d un

der §

551.

304,

no

regi

strat

ion

requ

ired.

Onl

y if

requ

ired

to b

e re

gist

ered

. (N

ot a

t thi

s tim

e)

Not

requ

ired.

*I

f ope

rate

d un

der §

551.

304,

no

finan

cial

re

spon

sibi

lity

requ

ired.

“Poc

ket B

ike

or

Min

imot

orbi

ke”

Cha

pter

502

, Tra

nspo

rtatio

n C

ode

cont

ains

no

prov

ision

s fo

r reg

istra

tion.

N

ot re

quire

d.

Not

requ

ired—

not d

esig

ned

for u

se o

n hi

ghw

ay.

“Pow

er S

wee

pers

” Tr

ansp

orta

tion

Cod

e §5

02.1

43—

Can

not b

e re

gist

ered

for

oper

atio

n on

a p

ublic

hig

hway

.

Not

requ

ired.

U

ncle

ar—

swee

per i

mpl

emen

t its

elf m

ight

not

be

a m

otor

veh

icle

, but

the

vehi

cle

on w

hich

it is

m

ount

ed w

ould

be

cons

ider

ed a

mot

or v

ehic

le.

“Rec

reat

iona

l Off

-H

ighw

ay V

ehic

les”

Tran

spor

tatio

n C

ode

§502

.140

(b)—

Cann

ot b

e re

gist

ered

fo

r ope

ratio

n on

a p

ublic

hig

hway

EX

CEP

T st

ate,

cou

nty,

or

mun

icip

ality

may

regi

ster

recr

eatio

nal o

ff-h

ighw

ay

vehi

cle

that

is o

wne

d by

the

stat

e, c

ount

y, o

r mun

icip

ality

fo

r ope

ratio

n on

any

pub

lic b

each

or h

ighw

ay to

mai

ntai

n pu

blic

safe

ty a

nd w

elfa

re.

Not

requ

ired.

R

equi

red

if re

crea

tiona

l off

-hig

hway

veh

icle

is

desi

gned

for u

se o

n a

high

way

.

Not

requ

ired

if re

crea

tiona

l off

-hig

hway

veh

icle

is

not d

esig

ned

for u

se o

n a

high

way

(see

def

initi

on o

f m

otor

veh

icle

in T

rans

porta

tion

Cod

e §6

01.0

02(5

)).

“Str

eet R

od”

Tran

spor

tatio

n C

ode

§504

.501

—Sp

ecia

l reg

istra

tion

proc

edur

es fo

r stre

et ro

ds.

Not

requ

ired;

mus

t ins

tead

pas

s ini

tial s

afet

y in

spec

tion

at ti

me

of re

gist

ratio

n.

Req

uire

d.

TH

E B

IG T

HR

EE

- R

EGIS

TRA

TIO

N, I

NSP

ECTI

ON

, AN

D F

INA

NC

IAL

RES

PON

SIB

ILIT

Y R

EQU

IREM

ENTS

TH

E B

IG T

HR

EE

– R

EGIS

TRA

TIO

N, I

NSP

ECTI

ON

, AN

D F

INA

NC

IAL

RES

PON

SIB

ILIT

Y R

EQU

IREM

ENTS

TMCEC Bench Book

November 2015A-5Appendix

Funded by a grant from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Rev. 08/13

PPAASSSSEENNGGEERR RREESSTTRRAAIINNTT LLAAWWSS

Passenger Restraint Laws

Child in safety seats A child under 8 years old, unless the child is taller than 4 feet 9 inches (4’9”) must be restrained in a child passenger safety seat in

accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. Child in safety belts A child at least age 8 and younger than age 17 must be restrained in a

safety belt regardless of position in the vehicle. A child under 8 years old who is not required to be in a safety seat must be in a safety belt.

Adults in safety belts A person must be restrained in a safety belt regardless of position in the

vehicle. Motorcycles A child under age 5 cannot ride as a passenger on a motorcycle, unless seated in a sidecar. Pick-up trucks A child under age 18 cannot ride in the open bed of a pick-up or flatbed and trailers truck or open flatbed trailer on a public road. House trailers and A person cannot ride in a house trailer being moved or in a trailer or towed trailers semitrailer being towed. Towed watercraft A child under age 18 cannot ride in a boat being towed by a vehicle.

Back Seat ADULTS (17 and over) $25 - $50 fine to offender CHILDREN (15-16) $25 - $50 fine to passenger & $100 - $200 fine to driver CHILDREN (8-15, and those under 8 but taller than 4’9”) $100 - $200 fine to driver CHILDREN (under age 8, unless taller than 4’9”) $25 - $250 fine to driver

Driver’s Seat DRIVER (over 15) $25 - $50 fine

Front Seat Passengers ADULTS (17 and over) $25 - $50 to offender CHILDREN (15-16) $25 - $50 fine to passenger & $100 - $200 fine to driver CHILDREN (8-15, and those under 8 but taller than 4’9”) $100 - $200 fine to driver* CHILDREN (under age 8, unless taller than 4’9”) $25 - $250 fine to driver*

* It is strongly recommended that all children less than 13 years old ride properly restrained in the back seat

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CCOOMMPPAARRIISSOONNSS OOFF DDEEFFEERRRREEDD OOPPTTIIOONNSS Updated to Reflect Changes from the 84th Legislature

Driving Safety Course (DSC) or Motorcycle Operator Course (MOC) Dismissal Procedures, Article 45.0511, C.C.P.

Suspension of Sentence and Deferral of Final Disposition, Article 45.051, C.C.P.

Application/Use

If defendant is at least 25 years of age, applies to the following traffic offenses: ● Section 472.022, T.C.; (Obeying Warning Signs) ● Subtitle C, Title 7, T.C.; (Rules of the Road) ● Section 729.001(a)(3), T.C. (Operation of Motor Vehicle by Minor) If defendant is under 25, applies to offenses classified as moving violations Does not apply to: ● Offenses committed in a construction work maintenance zone when

workers are present, Sec. 542.404, T.C.; Art. 45.0511(p)(3), C.C.P.; ● Traffic offenses committed by a person with a commercial driver’s

license, Art. 45.0511(s), C.C.P.; ● Passing a school bus, Sec. 545.066, T.C.; ● Leaving the scene of an accident, Sec. 550.022 or 550.023, T.C.; or ● Speeding 25 mph or more over the limit or in excess of 95 m.p.h.

Art. 45.0511(b)(5), C.C.P. Court must advise person charged with offenses under Subtitle C, Rules of the Road, T.C., of right to take course.

Applies to all fine-only offenses except: ● Traffic offenses committed in a construction

work maintenance zone when workers present (Sec. 542.404, T.C.; Art. 45.051(f)(1), C.C.P.); or

● A violation of a state law or local ordinance relating to motor vehicle control, other than a parking violation, committed by a person who holds a commercial driver’s license; or held a commercial driver’s license when offense committed (Art. 45.051(f), C.C.P.).

How Often

Defendant may request if the defendant has not had a driving safety course within the 12 months preceding the date of the current offense. Under Subsection (u), defendants may take DSC for a violation of Child Passenger Safety Seat laws even if they have taken DSC in the last 12 months, as long as the judge requires the defendant to take a specialized DSC (including 4 hours of instruction on child passenger safety seat systems) and any course the defendant has taken in the last 12 months did not include such instruction. If the defendant is a member, spouse, or dependent child of a member, of the US military forces serving on active duty, the defendant cannot have taken a DSC/MOC in another state within the 12 months preceding the date of the current offense. Under Subsection (d), the court has discretion to grant DSC/MOC even if one has been taken within the previous 12 month period, or if the request was not made timely.

Subject to judicial discretion.

Plea Required A plea of guilty or nolo contendere is required when the request is made. Request must be made on or before answer date on citation. Judge has discretion to grant a late request under Subsection (d).

A plea of guilty or nolo contendere or a finding of guilt required.

Proof of TX DL or on Active

Military Duty

Defendant must have a Texas driver’s license or permit. If the defendant is on active military duty or is an active duty military spouse or dependant child, the defendant does not have to have a Texas driver’s license or permit.

NO

Proof of Financial Responsibility

Defendants are required to present proof of financial responsibility as required by Chapter 601, Transportation Code.

NO

State Court Cost Collected

YES Due when request made.

YES Judge may allow defendant to pay out during deferral period by time payments, performing community service, or both.

Time Limit

Court defers imposition of the judgment for 90 days. The defendant must take the course and present evidence of completion by the 90th day. Defendant is also required to present to the court a certified copy of his or her driving record as maintained by DPS and an affidavit stating that he or she was not taking DSC or MOC at the time of the request nor has he or she taken a course that is not on his or her driving record. Under Subsection (u), the defendant’s driving record and affidavit are required to show that defendant did not have specialized DSC in preceding 12 months.

Not to exceed 180 days.

(1 to 180 days)

Optional Administrative or Special Expense

Fee

If defendant makes request on or before answer date, the court may only assess an administrative $10 non-refundable fee. If the judge grants a course before the final disposition of the case under Subsection (d), the court may assess a fee not to exceed the maximum possible penalty for the offense.

SPECIAL EXPENSE FEE (SEF), not to exceed amount of fine that could be imposed at the time the court grants the deferral. Court may elect not to collect for good cause shown. SEF may be collected at anytime before the date the probation ends. In the event of default, the judge shall require that the amount of the SEF be credited toward the amount of the fine imposed by the judge.

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Driving Safety Course (DSC) or Motorcycle Operator Course (MOC) Dismissal Procedures

Article 45.0511, C.C.P.

Suspension of Sentence and Deferral of Final Disposition

Article 45.051, C.C.P.

Fee for Driving Record

Rather than allowing the defendant to obtain his or her driving record and provide it to the court, the court may obtain the certified driving record from DPS. A $10 fee plus the $2 state electronic Internet portal fee may be imposed if the court chooses this option (Art. 45.0511 (c-1), C.C.P.).

Court is not required to order the defendant to obtain a driving record (it may, however, be mandated as a reasonable condition). There is no authorization for the court to collect a fee for obtaining the defendant’s driving record.

Other Requirements

Request may be oral or in writing. If mailed, request must be sent certified mail. (Art. 45.0511(b)(3), C.C.P.) When a defendant requests a course on or before the answer date on the citation, the defendant must present evidence of a valid Texas driver’s license or permit, or show that he or she is on active military duty. On or before the 90th day after the request the defendant must present: 1. Evidence of course completion; 2. A copy of his or her driving record as maintained by DPS, if any; 3. If the defendant is on active military duty and does not have a Texas driver’s license, the affidavit must state that the defendant was not taking a DSC or MOC, as appropriate, in another state on the date of the request to take the course was made and had not completed such a course within the 12 months preceding the date of the offense. 4. An affidavit stating that he or she was not taking a course at the time of request for the current offense nor had he or she taken a course that was not yet on his or her driving record within the 12 months preceding the date of the current offense. 5. If the offense is charged under Section 545.412, T.C., (Child Passenger Safety Seat Systems), the defendant’s driving record and affidavit are only required to show that they have not taken the specialized DSC in the last 12 months. The judge may also require an additional DSC for drivers under age 25 per Sec. 1001.11, Education Code.

Requirements: Judge may require the defendant to do the following: 1. Post bond in the amount of the fine assessed to secure payment of the fine; 2. Pay restitution to the victim of the offense in an amount not to exceed the fine assessed; 3. Submit to professional counseling; 4. Submit to diagnostic testing for alcohol or controlled substance or drug; 5. Submit to psychosocial assessment; 6. Participate in an alcohol or drug abuse treatment or education program; 7. Pay the costs of any diagnostic testing, psychosocial assessment, or participation in a treatment or education program either directly or through the court as court costs; 8. Complete DSC or other course as directed by the judge; 9. Present to the court satisfactory evidence of compliance with the terms imposed by the judge; and 10. Comply with any other reasonable condition.

---------------------------- If defendant under age 25 is charged with a moving traffic offense, Subsection (b)(8) does not apply. The judge shall require DSC. The judge may also require an additional DSC for drivers under age 25 per Sec. 1001.111, Education Code. If the defendant holds a provisional license, the judge shall require the defendant to be examined by DPS under Sec. 521.161(b)(2), T.C., and pay DPS a $10 fee. For Alcoholic Beverage Code Offenses and the offense of Public Intoxication (Sec. 49.02(e), P.C., defendant under the age of 21), court must require an alcohol awareness program, a drug education program, or a drug and alcohol driving awareness program. Sec. 106.115(a), A.B.C. For Alcoholic Beverage Code offenses, except DUI, and the offense of Public Intoxication (Sec. 49.02(e), P.C., defendant under the age of 21), court must require community service. Sec. 106.071(d), A.B.C. 1st offense: eight to 12 hours. 2nd offense: 20 to 40 hours.

Satisfactory Completion

Judge shall remove the judgment and dismiss the case; the dismissal must be noted in the docket. Court reports the completion date of the course after the court dismisses the case.

Judge shall dismiss and note in docket that complaint is dismissed. (Only report to DPS the order of deferred for Alcoholic Beverage Code offenses.)

Failure to Complete

If defendant fails to furnish the evidence of course completion, a copy of his or her driving record as maintained by DPS that shows that he or she had not taken DSC or MOC within the 12 months preceding the date of offense, and the affidavit, the court shall set a show cause hearing and notify the person by mail. At the hearing the judge may, on a showing of good cause, allow the defendant time to present the uniform certificate of course completion. If the court does not grant more time, the court shall enter a final judgment ordering the defendant to pay the fine. If a defendant fails to appear at the show cause hearing, the court may, after signing a final judgment, issue a capias pro fine.

If defendant fails to comply with terms of the deferral, the court shall set a show cause hearing and notify the person by mail at the address on file. At the hearing the judge may, on a showing of good cause, allow an additional period during which the defendant may present evidence of compliance with requirements. If at the show cause hearing or by the conclusion of the additional period the defendant does not present satisfactory evidence of compliance, the judge may enter judgment and impose the fine. The judge may reduce fine previously assessed if the defendant is at least 25 years of age or older and not charged with a traffic offense. If the offense is a traffic offense, the court must report the traffic conviction to DPS. If a defendant fails to appear at the show cause hearing, the court may, after signing a final judgment, issue a capias pro fine.

Appeal The entering of the final judgment triggers the requirements for making a timely appeal (Arts. 45.042-45.043, C.C.P.).

The entering of the final judgment triggers the requirements for making a timely appeal (Arts. 45.042-45.043, C.C.P.).

TMCEC Bench Book

November 2015A-8Appendix

Rev. 08/15

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“PROBATION-RELATED” DISMISSALS Updated to Reflect Changes from the 84th Legislature

Court Process Defendant Requirements Fee/Costs Dismissal

Deferred Disposition – Art. 45.051, C.C.P.

Defendant required to comply with requirements imposed during deferral period.

Present evidence of compliance.

Court costs required to be collected.* Court may impose special expense fee (not

to exceed the amount of fine that could be imposed). Special expense fee may be collected at anytime before the date the probation ends. Court may elect not to collect for good cause shown. Art. 45.051(c), C.C.P.

Court, on determining that defendant complied with the requirements imposed by the court, shall dismiss complaint and shall clearly note in the docket that complaint is dismissed and there is not a final conviction. Art. 45.051(c), C.C.P.

Driving Safety Course/Motorcycle Operator Training Course – Art. 45.0511, C.C.P.

Proof of completion of driving safety course or motorcycle operator training course.

Certified copy of driving record from the DPS if licensed in Texas (defendant who is active military will probably not have a Texas driving record).

Affidavit stating that defendant was not taking a driving safety course or motorcycle operator training course, as applicable, on the date the request to take the course was made and had not completed a course that is not shown on the defendant’s driving record within the 12 months preceding the date of the offense.

Texas driver’s license or permit (unless defendant is active military or is active military spouse or dependent child).

Proof of financial responsibility.

Court costs required to be collected.* Fee up to $10 optional under mandatory

provision – Art. 45.0511(f)(1), C.C.P. Fee, up to the maximum amount of fine for

that offense, allowed under the discretionary provisions – Art. 45.0511(f)(2), C.C.P.

Upon presentation of evidence of completion of course, certified copy of driving record showing defendant was eligible, and affidavit, court shall remove judgment (earlier judgment on defendant’s plea, on which court deferred imposition for 90 days) and dismiss charge. Art. 45.0511(l), C.C.P. Court may dismiss only one charge for each completion of a course. Art. 45.0511(m), C.C.P.

Teen Court – Art. 45.052, C.C.P.

Complete teen court program. Show court evidence of completion of

teen court program.

Court costs required to be collected.* Fee up to $10 optional for administering

teen court. Art. 45.052(e), C.C.P. $10 optional fee for teen court performing

its duties, paid to teen court program. Teen court program must account to court for disbursal of fee. Art. 45.052(g), C.C.P.

Court may waive fees and court costs imposed by another statute. Art. 45.052(h), C.C.P.

Courts in TX/LA border region may charge $20 fee in place of the $10 fee.

Upon presentation of evidence that defendant completed teen court program, court shall dismiss charge. Article 45.052(c), C.C.P.

Commitment of Chemically Dependent Person – Art. 45.053, C.C.P.

Court finds offense resulted from or was related to defendant’s chemical dependency.

Application for court-ordered treatment of defendant filed in accordance with Ch. 462, H.S.C.

Court costs required to be collected.* Upon presentation of satisfactory evidence that defendant was committed for and completed court-ordered treatment, court shall dismiss charge and shall clearly note in the docket that complaint is dismissed and there is not a final conviction. Art. 45.053(b).

Attendance at an E-Cigarette and Tobacco Awareness Program – Sec. 161.253, H.S.C.

Defendant required to complete an e-cigarette and tobacco awareness program or e-cigarette and tobacco related community service not later than 90th day after conviction. (Court required to suspend execution of sentence for 90 days—Sec. 161.253(a), H.S.C.)

Defendant not previously convicted of offense under Sec. 161.252.

Court costs required to be collected.* Upon presentation of evidence of completion of an e-cigarette and tobacco awareness program or community service, court shall dismiss charge. Sec. 161.252(f)(2), H.S.C.

* Section 133.101, L.G.C.: For the purposes of determining criminal court costs and fees, a defendant is considered to be convicted in a case if:

A judgment, a sentence, or both a judgment and a sentence are imposed on the person;

The person receives community supervision, deferred adjudication, or deferred disposition; or

The court defers final disposition of the case or imposition of the judgment and sentence.

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COMPLIANCE DISMISSALSUpdated to Reflect Changes from the 84th Legislature

Offense Statute Mandatory or Discretionary Dismissal

Length of Time to Comply

Required Conditions

Amount of Fee

Expired vehicle registration Section 502.407(b), Transportation Code

Court may dismiss 20 working days after the date of the offense or before the defendant’s first court appearance, whichever is later

Defendant must remedy the defect; and Show proof of payment of late registration fee to county assessor-collector

Fee optional Not to exceed $20

Operate vehicle without valid registration insignia properly displayed

Section 502.473(d), Transportation Code

Court may dismiss Before defendant’s first court appearance

Defendant must: Remedy the defect; or Show that vehicle was issued a registration insignia that was attached to the vehicle establishing that the vehicle was registered for the period during which the offense was committed

Fee required Not to exceed $10

Attaching or displaying on a vehicle a registration insignia that is assigned for a period other than in effect

Section 502.475(c), Transportation Code

Court may dismiss Before defendant’s first court appearance

Defendant must remedy the defect Fee required Not to exceed $10

Operate vehicle without two valid license plates

Section 504.943(d), Transportation Code

Court may dismiss Before the defendant’s first court appearance

Defendant must remedy the defect Fee required Not to exceed $10

Attaching or displaying on a vehicle a license plate that is assigned for a period other than in effect, or has a blurring, reflective, coating, covering, or protective matter or attached illuminated device, sticker, decal, or emblem that obscures, impairs, or interferes with the plate’s readability

Section 504.945(d), Transportation Code

Court may dismiss Before the defendant’s first court appearance

Defendant must: Remedy the defect; and Show that vehicle was issued a plate that was attached to the vehicle establishing that the vehicle was registered for the period during which the offense was committed

Fee required Not to exceed $10

Expired driver’s license Section 521.026(a), Transportation Code

Court may dismiss 20 working days after the date of the offense or before the defendant’s first court appearance, whichever is later

Defendant must remedy the defect Fee optional Not to exceed $20

Fail to report change of address or name on driver’s license

Section 521.054(d), Transportation Code

Court may dismiss 20 working days after the date of the offense

Defendant must remedy the defect Fee required Not to exceed $20

Court may waive in interest of justice

Violate driver’s license restriction or endorsement

Section 521.221(d), Transportation Code

Court may dismiss Before the defendant’s first court appearance

Defendant must show that: Driver’s license restriction or endorsement was imposed because of a physical condition that was surgically or otherwise medically corrected before the date of the offense, or in error and that is established by the defendant; and DPS removes the restriction or endorsement before the defendant’s first court appearance

Fee required Not to exceed $10

Operate vehicle with defective required equipment (or in unsafe condition)

Section 547.004(c), Transportation Code

Court may dismiss Before the defendant’s first court appearance

Defendant must remedy the defect Does not apply if the offense involves a commercial motor vehicle

Fee required Not to exceed $10

Expired Inspection

*Repealed as of 3/1/15, but still applies to citations issued before that date

Section 548.605, Transportation Code

Court shall dismiss if expired not more than 60 days Court may dismiss if expired more than 60 days

20 working days after the date of the offense or before the defendant’s first court appearance, whichever is later

Defendant must remedy the defect Fee required Not to exceed $20

Operating a vehicle without complying with inspection requirements as certified (vehicle was located in another state at the time the applicant applied for registration or renewal, Section 548.256(b) of the Transportation Code) *Effective 1/1/16

Section 548.605(e), Transportation Code

Court shall dismiss Not later than the 20th working day after the date of the citation or before the defendant’s first court appearance, whichever is later and Not later than the 40th

Defendant must remedy the defect Fee required Not to exceed $20

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working day after the applicable deadline regarding inspection requirements

Expired disabled parking placard

Section 681.013, Transportation Code

Court shall dismiss if expired not more than 60 days Court may dismiss if expired more than 60 days

20 working days after the date of the offense or before the defendant’s first court appearance, whichever is later

Defendant must remedy the defect Fee required Not to exceed $20

Operate vessel with expired certificate of number

Section 31.127(f), Parks & Wildlife Code

Court may dismiss 10 working days after the date of the offense

Defendant must remedy the defect Certificate cannot be expired more than 60 days

Fee required Not to exceed $10

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Rev. 08/11

OTHER DISMISSALS

Motions Hearing Fee Dismissal Defense

Pre-trial (prosecutor notified and gets copies) or trial. (Example: motion to quash complaint - quash means to set aside and dismiss)

None

Depends on information presented at hearing. Judge may grant motion and dismiss.

State (Prosecutor - City Attorney or Deputy City Attorney)

Pre-trial or trial. Depending on motion, defense gets copy. (If motion to dismiss, court should notify defendant and attorney, if any, if charge dismissed.)

None

Depends on information presented at hearing. Article 32.02, C.C.P. provides that the attorney representing the State may, by permission of the court, dismiss a criminal action at any time, upon filing a written statement with the papers in the case setting out his/her reasons for such dismissal, which shall be incorporated in the judgment of dismissal. No case shall be dismissed without the consent of the presiding judge.

Prepared by the Texas Municipal Courts Education Center. Funded by a grant from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.

TMCEC Bench Book

November 2015A-12Appendix

Rev. 8/15

COMMON DEFENSES TO PROSECUTION Updated to Reflect Changes from the 84th Legislature

Offense Statute Defense Amount of Fee

Failure to have driver’s license in possession while operating a motor vehicle (Failure to display)

Section 521.025, Transportation Code

Defendant must produce in court a driver’s license issued to that person appropriate for the type of vehicle operated and valid at the time of the arrest

Optional $10 fee

Failure to have commercial driver’s license in possession while operating a commercial motor vehicle

Section 522.011, Transportation Code

Defendant must produce in court a commercial driver’s license issued to that person appropriate for the class of vehicle being driven and valid at the time of the offense

None

Failure to secure child in a child passenger safety seat system

Section 545.412, Transportation Code Defense in: Section 545.4121, Transportation Code

Defendant must provide the court with satisfactory evidence that, at the time of the offense: Defendant was not arrested or cited for any other offense, the vehicle was not involved in a crash, and the defendant did not possess a child passenger safety seat in the vehicle; and Subsequent to the offense, the defendant obtained an appropriate child passenger safety seat for each child required to be secured in a child passenger safety seat system

None

Failure to maintain financial responsibility

Section 601.193 or Section 601.194, Transportation Code

Two defenses available: Defendant must provide the

court satisfactory evidence of valid proof of financial responsibility under Section 601.053(a) that was valid and in effect at the time of the arrest OR

Defendant possessed the vehicle for the sole purpose or maintenance or repair and did not own the vehicle

None

Failure to display valid motor vehicle inspection certificate *Repealed as of 3/1/15, but still applies to citations issued before that date.

Section 548.602, Transportation Code

Defendant must show that an inspection certificate for the vehicle was in effect at the time of the arrest

None

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nce

of e

vide

nce

that

chi

ld h

ad su

ffici

ent

capa

city

to u

nder

stan

d th

at

cond

uct w

as w

rong

at t

ime

cond

uct w

as e

ngag

ed in

.

Sec.

161

.252

, H.S

.C.

Def

initi

on o

f a m

inor

- U

nder

age

18.

Se

c. 5

1.02

, F.C

. & A

rt.

45.0

58(h

), C

.C.P

. Ch

ild d

efin

ed as

at le

ast 1

0 ye

ars o

f age

& y

oung

er th

an

age 1

7.

Sec.

8.0

7, P

.C.

Per

son

may

not

be

pros

ecut

ed fo

r or

conv

icte

d of

a fi

ne-o

nly

offe

nse

com

mitt

ed w

hen

youn

ger t

han

10 y

ears

of

age.

P

erso

n at

leas

t 10

but

youn

ger t

han

15 is

pr

esum

ed in

capa

ble

of

com

mitt

ing

a fin

e on

ly

offe

nse

(oth

er th

an

curfe

w).

Sec.

8.0

7. A

ge A

ffec

ting

Cri

min

al

Res

pons

ibili

ty u

nder

age

17.

Se

c. 5

1.02

, F.C

. & A

rt. 4

5.05

8(h)

, C

.C.P

. C

hild

def

ined

as a

t lea

st 1

0 ye

ars o

f ag

e &

you

nger

than

age

17.

Se

ctio

n 43

.261

Def

enda

nt m

ust b

e 17

for m

unic

ipal

cou

rt to

hav

e ju

risdi

ctio

n.

Sec.

8.0

7, P

.C.

Per

son

may

not

be

pros

ecut

ed fo

r or

con

vict

ed o

f a fi

ne-o

nly

offe

nse

com

mitt

ed w

hen

youn

ger t

han

10

year

s of a

ge.

Per

son

at le

ast 1

0 bu

t you

nger

th

an 1

5 is

pre

sum

ed in

capa

ble

of

com

mitt

ing

a fin

e on

ly o

ffen

se

(oth

er th

an c

urfe

w).

P

resu

mpt

ion

may

be

refu

ted

if pr

osec

utio

n pr

oves

by

prep

onde

ranc

e of

evi

denc

e th

at

Sec.

729

.001

. Ope

ratio

n of

M

otor

Veh

icle

by

Min

or-

Und

er a

ge 1

7.

Sec.

51.

02, F

.C. &

Art

. 45

.058

(h),

C.C

.P.

Chi

ld d

efin

ed a

s at l

east

10

year

s of

age

& y

oung

er th

an a

ge 1

7.

Sec.

8.0

7, P

.C.

Per

son

may

not

be

pros

ecut

ed

for o

r con

vict

ed o

f a fi

ne-o

nly

offe

nse

com

mitt

ed w

hen

youn

ger

than

10

year

s of a

ge.

Per

son

at le

ast 1

0 bu

t you

nger

th

an 1

5 is

pre

sum

ed in

capa

ble

of

com

mitt

ing

a fin

e on

ly o

ffen

se

(oth

er th

an c

urfe

w).

P

resu

mpt

ion

may

be

refu

ted

if pr

osec

utio

n pr

oves

by

prep

onde

ranc

e of

evi

denc

e th

at

child

had

suffi

cien

t cap

acity

to

unde

rsta

nd th

at c

ondu

ct w

as

TMCEC Bench Book

November 2015A-16Appendix

MU

NIC

IPA

L JU

VEN

ILE/

MIN

OR

CH

AR

T Re

v. 8

/15

Fund

ed b

y a

gran

t fro

m th

e Te

xas C

ourt

of C

rimin

al A

ppea

ls Pa

ge 2

of 9

A

lcoh

olic

Bev

erag

e C

ode

Alc

ohol

ic B

ever

age

Cod

e/D

UI/B

UI

Edu

catio

n C

ode

Hea

lth a

nd S

afet

y C

ode

Pena

l Cod

e T

rans

port

atio

n C

ode

Cha

pter

72

9

enga

ged

in.

pr

epon

dera

nce

of e

vide

nce

that

chi

ld h

ad su

ffici

ent

capa

city

to u

nder

stan

d th

at

cond

uct w

as w

rong

at t

ime

cond

uct w

as e

ngag

ed in

.

Pre

sum

ptio

n m

ay b

e re

fute

d if

pros

ecut

ion

prov

es b

y pr

epon

dera

nce

of e

vide

nce

that

chi

ld h

ad

suffi

cien

t cap

acity

to

unde

rsta

nd th

at c

ondu

ct

was

wro

ng a

t tim

e co

nduc

t w

as e

ngag

ed in

.

child

had

suffi

cien

t cap

acity

to

unde

rsta

nd th

at c

ondu

ct w

as w

rong

at

tim

e co

nduc

t was

eng

aged

in.

wro

ng a

t tim

e co

nduc

t was

en

gage

d in

.

Com

mon

O

ffen

ses

Sec

. 106

.02.

Pur

chas

e of

Alc

ohol

by

Min

or;

Sec

. 106

.025

. Atte

mpt

to P

urch

ase

Alc

ohol

by

a M

inor

; S

ec. 1

06.0

4. C

onsu

mpt

ion

of

Alc

ohol

by

a M

inor

; S

ec. 1

06.0

5. P

osse

ssio

n of

Alc

ohol

by

a M

inor

; S

ec. 1

06.0

7. M

isre

pres

enta

tion

of

Age

by

a M

inor

.

Sec

. 106

.041

. Driv

ing

or

Ope

ratin

g W

ater

craf

t Und

er

the

Influ

ence

of A

lcoh

ol b

y a

Min

or.

Sec

. 37.

102.

Rul

es (E

nact

ed

by S

choo

l Boa

rd);

Sec

. 37.

107.

Tre

spas

s on

Scho

ol G

roun

ds;

Sec

. 37.

122.

Pos

sess

ion

of

Into

xica

nts o

n Sc

hool

G

roun

ds;

Sec.

161

.252

P

osse

ssio

n of

cig

aret

tes,

e-ci

gare

ttes,

or to

bacc

o;

Pur

chas

e of

cig

aret

tes,

e-ci

gare

ttes,

or to

bacc

o;

Con

sum

ptio

n of

ci

gare

ttes,

e-ci

gare

ttes,

or

toba

cco;

A

ccep

tanc

e of

cig

aret

tes,

e-ci

gare

ttes,

or to

bacc

o;

Disp

lay

fals

e pr

oof o

f ag

e.

Sec

. 22.

01. A

ssau

lt by

thre

at;

Sec

. 28.

03. C

rimin

al M

ischi

ef;

Sec

. 31.

03. T

heft

unde

r $10

0;

Sec.

38.

10. B

ail J

umpi

ng/F

ailu

re to

A

ppea

r; Se

c. 4

2.01

. Dis

orde

rly C

ondu

ct.

Sec.

729.

001(

a), T

.C.;

Sec.

8.07

(a)(2

), P.

C.;

Sec.

51.0

2(16

), F.

C.

Ch.

502

. Reg

istra

tion

of V

ehic

les,

exce

pt S

ecs.

502.

282

or 5

02.4

12;

Ch.

521

. Driv

er’s

Lic

ense

s, ex

cept

Sec

. 521

.457

; S

ubtit

le C.

Rul

es o

f the

Roa

d,

exce

pt o

ffens

es p

unish

able

by

impr

isonm

ent o

r by

conf

inem

ent i

n ja

il;

Ch.

601

. Saf

ety

Resp

onsib

ility

C

h. 6

21. V

ehic

le S

ize &

Wei

ght;

Ch.

661

. Mot

orcy

cles

& A

ll Te

rrain

Veh

icle

s; C

h. 6

81. P

arki

ng, T

owin

g &

St

orag

e of V

ehic

les.

Scho

ol

Off

ense

s2 Se

c. 3

7.14

3, E

.C.

A p

eace

offi

cer m

ay n

ot is

sue

a ci

tatio

n to

a c

hild

who

is a

llege

d to

ha

ve c

omm

itted

a sc

hool

off

ense

. A

scho

ol d

istric

t em

ploy

ee m

ay fi

le a

co

mpl

aint

with

the

mun

icip

al c

ourt.

Sec.

37.

143,

E.C

. A

pea

ce o

ffice

r may

not

issu

e a

cita

tion

to a

chi

ld w

ho is

al

lege

d to

hav

e co

mm

itted

a

scho

ol o

ffens

e. A

scho

ol

distr

ict e

mpl

oyee

may

file

a

com

plai

nt w

ith th

e m

unic

ipal

co

urt.

Sec.

37.

143,

E.C

. A

pea

ce o

ffice

r may

not

issu

e a

cita

tion

to a

chi

ld w

ho is

al

lege

d to

hav

e co

mm

itted

a

scho

ol o

ffens

e. A

scho

ol

distr

ict e

mpl

oyee

may

file

a

com

plai

nt w

ith th

e m

unic

ipal

co

urt.

Sec.

37.

143,

E.C

. A

pea

ce o

ffice

r may

not

is

sue

a ci

tatio

n to

a c

hild

w

ho is

alle

ged

to h

ave

com

mitt

ed a

scho

ol

offe

nse.

A sc

hool

dist

rict

empl

oyee

may

file

a

com

plai

nt w

ith th

e m

unic

ipal

cou

rt.

Sec.

37.

143,

E.C

. A

pea

ce o

ffice

r may

not

issu

e a

cita

tion

to a

chi

ld w

ho is

alle

ged

to

have

com

mitt

ed a

scho

ol o

ffen

se.

A sc

hool

dis

trict

em

ploy

ee m

ay fi

le

a co

mpl

aint

with

the

mun

icip

al

cour

t.

Sec.

37.1

41, E

.C.

A sc

hool

offe

nse i

s an

offe

nse

othe

r tha

n a t

raffi

c of

fens

e. A

pe

ace o

ffice

r may

issu

e a ci

tatio

n to

a ju

veni

le fo

r tra

ffic o

ffens

es

com

mitt

ed o

n pr

oper

ty u

nder

the

cont

rol a

nd ju

risdi

ctio

n of

a sc

hool

di

stric

t.

Pena

lties

3 Se

c. 1

06.0

71 fo

r of

fens

es u

nder

Sec

s. 10

6.02

, 106

.025

, 106

.04,

106

.05,

10

6.07

. 1st

con

vict

ion

Cla

ss C

misd

emea

nor (

max

$50

0);

Man

dato

ry d

rug

or a

lcoh

ol

awar

enes

s pro

gram

or D

rug

and

Alc

ohol

Driv

ing

Aw

aren

ess P

rogr

am

(DA

DA

P), S

ec. 1

06.1

15 (i

f def

enda

nt

resi

des i

n co

unty

of 7

5,00

0 or

less

and

no

read

ily a

vaila

ble

drug

or a

lcoh

ol

awar

enes

s pro

gram

, cou

rt m

ay a

llow

Sec.

106

.041

. 1st

con

vict

ion

Cla

ss C

misd

emea

nor (

max

$5

00);

Man

dato

ry d

rug

or a

lcoh

ol

awar

enes

s pro

gram

or D

rug

and

Alc

ohol

Driv

ing

Aw

aren

ess P

rogr

am

(DA

DA

P), S

ec. 1

06.1

15 (i

f de

fend

ant r

esid

es in

cou

nty

of

75,0

00 o

r les

s and

no

read

ily

avai

labl

e pr

ogra

m, c

ourt

may

Secs

. 37.

102,

37.

107,

37.

122,

37

.124

, 37.

126.

C

lass

C m

isdem

eano

rs (m

ax

$500

)

Secs

. 161

.252

and

16

1.25

3 1st

con

vict

ion

A

fine

not

to e

xcee

d $2

50, b

ut c

ourt

shal

l su

spen

d ex

ecut

ion

of

sent

ence

(cou

rt co

sts m

ust

still

be

asse

ssed

and

im

pose

d) a

nd o

rder

e-

ciga

rette

and

toba

cco

awar

enes

s pro

gram

. Cou

rt di

smis

ses c

harg

e on

Sec.

12.

23

Cla

ss C

misd

emea

nor (

max

fine

$5

00).

Und

er a

ge 1

7 &

two

prio

r co

nvic

tions

, see

wai

ver p

rovi

sion

s in

cha

rt.

Publ

ic In

toxi

catio

n (S

ec. 4

9.02

):

Pers

ons u

nder

age

21

char

ged

with

pu

blic

into

xica

tion,

the

pena

lty is

un

der S

ec. 1

06.0

71, A

.B.C

.: Se

e pe

nalti

es fo

r Alc

ohol

ic B

ever

age

Cod

e O

ffens

es o

ther

than

DU

I.

Secs

. 729

.001

and

729

.002

Pe

nalty

sam

e as

adu

lt de

fend

ant.

See

gene

ral a

nd sp

ecifi

c pe

nalty

cl

ause

s thr

ough

out

Tran

spor

tatio

n C

ode.

TMCEC Bench Book

November 2015A-17Appendix

MU

NIC

IPA

L JU

VEN

ILE/

MIN

OR

CH

AR

T Re

v. 8

/15

Fund

ed b

y a

gran

t fro

m th

e Te

xas C

ourt

of C

rimin

al A

ppea

ls Pa

ge 3

of 9

A

lcoh

olic

Bev

erag

e C

ode

Alc

ohol

ic B

ever

age

Cod

e/D

UI/B

UI

Edu

catio

n C

ode

Hea

lth a

nd S

afet

y C

ode

Pena

l Cod

e T

rans

port

atio

n C

ode

Cha

pter

72

9

onlin

e dr

ug o

r alc

ohol

aw

aren

ess

prog

ram

or n

ot le

ss th

an e

ight

hou

rs

of d

rug-

or a

lcoh

ol-re

late

d co

mm

unity

se

rvic

e; D

AD

AP

is a

vaila

ble

onlin

e);

Man

dato

ry 8

-12

hour

s dru

g or

al

coho

l-rel

ated

com

mun

ity se

rvic

e;

DL

susp

ensi

on o

r den

ial –

30

days

; ef

f. 11

th d

ay a

fter c

onvi

ctio

n.

2nd c

onvi

ctio

n C

lass

C m

isdem

eano

r (m

ax $

500)

; O

ptio

nal d

rug

or a

lcoh

ol a

war

enes

s pr

ogra

m;

Man

dato

ry 2

0-40

hou

rs d

rug

or

alco

hol-r

elat

ed c

omm

unity

serv

ice;

D

L su

spen

sion

or d

enia

l – 6

0 da

ys;

eff.

11th d

ay a

fter c

onvi

ctio

n.

3rd c

onvi

ctio

n U

nder

age

17:

S

ee w

aive

r pro

visi

ons i

n ch

art.

Age

17

& u

nder

21

Fin

e $2

50 to

$20

00 a

nd/o

r co

nfin

emen

t not

to e

xcee

d 18

0 da

ys if

ch

arge

enh

ance

d.

C

ompl

ete d

rug

or a

lcoho

l aw

aren

ess

prog

ram

Co

urt m

ay re

duce

the f

ine t

o half

the

amou

nt as

sess

ed.

Failu

re to

com

plet

e dru

g or

alco

hol

awar

enes

s pro

gram

Co

urt m

ay g

ive a

noth

er 9

0 da

ys to

co

mpl

ete.

1st co

nvict

ion:

cour

t mus

t ord

er D

PS to

su

spen

d or

den

y iss

uanc

e of D

L fo

r up

to

six m

onth

s. Se

c. 10

6.11

5(c)

, A.B

.C.

2nd

or su

bseq

uent

conv

ictio

n: co

urt m

ust

orde

r DPS

to su

spen

d or

den

y iss

uanc

e of

DL

not t

o ex

ceed

one

yea

r.

allo

w o

nlin

e dr

ug o

r alc

ohol

aw

aren

ess p

rogr

am o

r not

less

th

an e

ight

hou

rs o

f dru

g or

al

coho

l-rel

ated

com

mun

ity

serv

ice;

DA

DA

P is

ava

ilabl

e on

line)

; M

anda

tory

20

to 4

0 ho

urs

alco

hol-r

elat

ed c

omm

unity

se

rvic

e;

Adm

inis

trativ

e D

L su

spen

sion

(sep

arat

e pr

ocee

ding

und

er C

hapt

ers

524

and

724,

T.C

.—co

urt

does

not

susp

end)

. 2nd

con

vict

ion

Cla

ss C

misd

emea

nor (

max

$5

00);

Opt

iona

l dru

g or

alc

ohol

aw

aren

ess p

rogr

am;

Man

dato

ry 4

0 to

60

hour

s of

drug

or a

lcoh

ol-re

late

d co

mm

unity

serv

ice;

A

dmin

istra

tive

DL

susp

ensi

on (s

epar

ate

proc

eedi

ng—

Cha

pter

s 524

an

d 72

4, T

.C.).

3rd

con

vict

ion

Und

er a

ge 1

7:

See

wai

ver p

rovi

sion

s in

char

t. A

ge 1

7 &

und

er 2

1 F

ine

$250

to $

2000

and

/or

conf

inem

ent n

ot to

exc

eed

180

days

if c

harg

e en

hanc

ed.

C

ompl

ete d

rug

or a

lcoho

l aw

aren

ess p

rogr

am

Cour

t may

redu

ce th

e fin

e to h

alf

the a

mou

nt as

sess

ed.

Failu

re to

com

plet

e dru

g or

al

coho

l aw

aren

ess p

rogr

am

Cour

t may

giv

e ano

ther

90

days

to

com

plete

. 1

st conv

ictio

n: co

urt m

ust o

rder

D

PS to

susp

end

or d

eny i

ssua

nce

of D

L fo

r up

to si

x m

onth

s. Se

c. 10

6.11

5(c)

, A.B

.C.

com

plet

ion

of c

ours

e.

If n

o co

urse

ava

ilabl

e,

cour

t sha

ll re

quire

8-1

2 ho

urs e

-cig

aret

te a

nd

toba

cco-

rela

ted

com

mun

ity se

rvic

e.

Fai

lure

to c

ompl

ete

toba

cco

awar

enes

s cou

rse

or c

omm

unity

serv

ice,

co

urt r

equi

red

to o

rder

D

PS to

susp

end

or d

eny

issu

ance

of D

L fo

r up

to

180

days

afte

r dat

e of

or

der.

Subs

eque

nt o

ffen

ses

(enh

ance

d)

A fi

ne n

ot to

exc

eed

$250

; C

ourt

shal

l sus

pend

ex

ecut

ion

of se

nten

ce a

nd

orde

r e-c

igar

ette

and

to

bacc

o aw

aren

ess c

ours

e;

Upo

n co

mpl

etio

n of

co

urse

, cou

rt m

ay re

duce

fin

e to

not

less

than

hal

f; F

ailu

re to

com

plet

e e-

ciga

rette

and

toba

cco

awar

enes

s cou

rse

or

com

mun

ity se

rvic

e, c

ourt

requ

ired

to o

rder

DPS

to

susp

end

or d

eny

issu

ance

of

DL

not t

o ex

ceed

180

da

ys a

fter d

ate

of o

rder

.

Art

. 45.

061,

C.C

.P.

Min

or c

onvi

cted

of s

extin

g m

ay b

e or

dere

d to

atte

nd a

nd su

cces

sful

ly

com

plet

e an

edu

catio

nal p

rogr

am

addr

essi

ng le

gal a

spec

ts,

cons

eque

nces

, and

effe

cts o

f se

xtin

g, b

ully

ing,

cyb

er-b

ully

ing,

an

d ha

rass

men

t.

TMCEC Bench Book

November 2015A-18Appendix

MU

NIC

IPA

L JU

VEN

ILE/

MIN

OR

CH

AR

T Re

v. 8

/15

Fund

ed b

y a

gran

t fro

m th

e Te

xas C

ourt

of C

rimin

al A

ppea

ls Pa

ge 4

of 9

A

lcoh

olic

Bev

erag

e C

ode

Alc

ohol

ic B

ever

age

Cod

e/D

UI/B

UI

Edu

catio

n C

ode

Hea

lth a

nd S

afet

y C

ode

Pena

l Cod

e T

rans

port

atio

n C

ode

Cha

pter

72

9

2nd

or su

bseq

uent

conv

ictio

n:

cour

t mus

t ord

er D

PS to

susp

end

or d

eny i

ssua

nce o

f DL

not t

o ex

ceed

one

yea

r.

App

eara

nce

Sec.

106

.10,

A.B

.C.

Ple

a of

gui

lty m

ust b

e in

ope

n co

urt.

Art

. 45.

0215

, C.C

.P.

Und

er a

ge 1

7:

Mus

t be

in o

pen

cour

t; P

aren

t or g

uard

ian

requ

ired

to a

ppea

r w

ith c

hild

; C

ourt

mus

t sum

mon

par

ent o

r gu

ardi

an;

Cou

rt m

ay w

aive

pre

senc

e, if

una

ble

to lo

cate

or c

ompe

l par

ent’s

pre

senc

e.

Art

. 45.

057,

C.C

.P.

Cou

rt sh

ould

pro

vide

not

ice

to th

e ch

ild a

nd p

aren

t of c

hild

’s (u

nder

age

17

) and

par

ent’s

obl

igat

ion

to n

otify

th

e co

urt i

n w

ritin

g of

the

child

’s

curre

nt a

ddre

ss.

Sec.

106

.10,

A.B

.C.

Ple

a of

gui

lty m

ust b

e in

op

en c

ourt.

A

rt. 4

5.02

15, C

.C.P

. U

nder

age

17:

M

ust b

e in

ope

n co

urt;

Par

ent o

r gua

rdia

n re

quire

d to

app

ear w

ith c

hild

; C

ourt

mus

t sum

mon

par

ent

or g

uard

ian;

C

ourt

may

wai

ve p

rese

nce,

if

unab

le to

loca

te o

r com

pel

pare

nt’s

pre

senc

e.

Art

. 45.

057,

C.C

.P.

Cou

rt sh

ould

pro

vide

not

ice

to th

e ch

ild a

nd p

aren

t of

child

(und

er a

ge 1

7) a

nd

pare

nt’s

obl

igat

ion

to n

otify

th

e co

urt i

n w

ritin

g of

the

child

’s c

urre

nt a

ddre

ss.

Art

. 45.

0215

, C.C

.P.

Und

er a

ge 1

7:

Mus

t be

in o

pen

cour

t; P

aren

t or g

uard

ian

requ

ired

to a

ppea

r with

chi

ld;

Cou

rt m

ust s

umm

on p

aren

t or

gua

rdia

n;

Cou

rt m

ay w

aive

pre

senc

e, if

un

able

to lo

cate

or c

ompe

l pa

rent

’s p

rese

nce.

A

rt. 4

5.05

7, C

.C.P

. Co

urt s

houl

d pr

ovid

e not

ice to

th

e chi

ld an

d pa

rent

of c

hild

’s (u

nder

age 1

7) an

d pa

rent

’s ob

ligati

on to

not

ify th

e cou

rt in

w

ritin

g of

the c

hild

’s cu

rrent

ad

dres

s.

Art

. 45.

0215

, C.C

.P.

Und

er a

ge 1

7:

Mus

t be

in o

pen

cour

t; P

aren

t or g

uard

ian

requ

ired

to a

ppea

r with

ch

ild;

Cou

rt m

ust s

umm

on

pare

nt o

r gua

rdia

n;

Cou

rt m

ay w

aive

pr

esen

ce, i

f una

ble

to

loca

te o

r com

pel p

aren

t’s

pres

ence

. A

ge 1

7 –

pare

nt’s

pr

esen

ce n

ot re

quire

d.

Art

. 45.

057,

C.C

.P.

Cou

rt sh

ould

pro

vide

no

tice

to th

e ch

ild a

nd

pare

nt o

f chi

ld’s

(und

er

age

17) a

nd p

aren

t’s

oblig

atio

n to

not

ify th

e co

urt i

n w

ritin

g of

the

child

’s c

urre

nt a

ddre

ss.

Art

. 45.

0215

, C.C

.P.

Und

er a

ge 1

7, g

ener

ally

, or u

nder

ag

e 18

if c

harg

ed w

ith S

extin

g un

der S

ectio

n 43

.261

, P.C

.: M

ust b

e in

ope

n co

urt;

Par

ent o

r gua

rdia

n re

quire

d to

ap

pear

with

chi

ld;

Cou

rt m

ust s

umm

on p

aren

t or

guar

dian

; C

ourt

may

wai

ve p

rese

nce,

if

unab

le to

loca

te o

r com

pel p

aren

t’s

pres

ence

. A

rt. 4

5.05

7, C

.C.P

. C

ourt

shou

ld p

rovi

de n

otic

e to

the

child

and

par

ent o

f chi

ld’s

(und

er

age

17) a

nd p

aren

t’s o

blig

atio

n to

no

tify

the

cour

t in

writ

ing

of th

e ch

ild’s

cur

rent

add

ress

.

Art

. 45.

0215

, C.C

.P.

Und

er a

ge 1

7:

Mus

t be

in o

pen

cour

t; P

aren

t or g

uard

ian

requ

ired

to

appe

ar w

ith c

hild

; C

ourt

mus

t sum

mon

par

ent o

r gu

ardi

an;

Cou

rt m

ay w

aive

pre

senc

e, if

un

able

to lo

cate

or c

ompe

l pa

rent

’s p

rese

nce.

A

rt. 4

5.05

7, C

.C.P

. C

ourt

shou

ld p

rovi

de n

otic

e to

th

e ch

ild a

nd p

aren

t of c

hild

’s

(und

er a

ge 1

7) a

nd p

aren

t’s

oblig

atio

n to

not

ify th

e co

urt i

n w

ritin

g of

the

child

’s c

urre

nt

addr

ess.

Cus

tody

4 A

rt. 4

5.05

8,

C.C

.P.

A c

hild

at l

east

age

10

and

unde

r age

17

may

be

take

n in

to n

onse

cure

cu

stody

. C

hild

may

be:

- r

elea

sed

to p

aren

t, gu

ardi

an,

custo

dian

, or o

ther

resp

onsib

le

adul

t;

- tak

en b

efor

e a

mun

icip

al o

r jus

tice

cour

t;

- tak

en to

a p

lace

of n

onse

cure

cu

stody

– h

eld

for n

ot m

ore

than

6

hour

s.

If a

min

or w

ho is

a c

hild

has

bee

n re

ferr

ed to

juve

nile

cou

rt un

der S

ec.

51.0

8(b)

, F.C

., or

Art.

45.

050,

C.C

.P.,

the

child

may

be

deta

ined

in a

juve

nile

de

tent

ion

faci

lity.

A

min

or a

ge 1

7 w

hen

offe

nse

com

mitt

ed m

ay b

e ha

ndle

d as

an

adul

t.

A c

hild

at l

east

age

10

and

unde

r age

17

may

be

take

n in

to n

onse

cure

cus

tody

. C

hild

may

be:

- r

elea

sed

to p

aren

t,

guar

dian

, cus

todi

an, o

r ot

her r

espo

nsib

le a

dult;

- t

aken

bef

ore

a m

unic

ipal

or

justi

ce c

ourt;

- t

aken

to a

pla

ce o

f no

nsec

ure

custo

dy –

he

ld fo

r not

mor

e th

an 6

ho

urs.

I

f a m

inor

who

is a

chi

ld h

as

been

refe

rred

to ju

veni

le c

ourt

unde

r Sec

. 51.

08(b

), F.

C.,

or

Art.

45.

050,

C.C

.P.,

the

child

m

ay b

e de

tain

ed in

a ju

veni

le

dete

ntio

n fa

cilit

y.

A m

inor

age

17

whe

n of

fens

e co

mm

itted

may

be

A c

hild

at l

east

age

10

and

unde

r age

17

may

be

take

n in

to n

onse

cure

cus

tody

. C

hild

may

be:

- r

elea

sed

to p

aren

t, gu

ardi

an,

custo

dian

, or o

ther

re

spon

sibl

e ad

ult;

- t

aken

bef

ore

a m

unic

ipal

or

justi

ce c

ourt;

- t

aken

to a

pla

ce o

f no

nsec

ure

custo

dy –

hel

d fo

r not

mor

e th

an 6

hou

rs.

A c

hild

at l

east

age

10

and

unde

r age

17

may

be

take

n in

to n

onse

cure

cu

stody

. C

hild

may

be:

- r

elea

sed

to p

aren

t,

guar

dian

, cus

todi

an, o

r o

ther

resp

onsib

le a

dult;

- t

aken

bef

ore

a

mun

icip

al o

r jus

tice

c

ourt;

- t

aken

to a

pla

ce o

f no

nsec

ure

custo

dy –

he

ld fo

r not

mor

e th

an 6

ho

urs.

If a

min

or w

ho is

a c

hild

ha

s bee

n re

ferr

ed to

ju

veni

le c

ourt

unde

r Sec

. 51

.08(

b), F

.C.,

or A

rt.

45.0

50, C

.C.P

., th

e ch

ild

may

be

deta

ined

in a

A c

hild

at l

east

age

10

and

unde

r ag

e 17

may

be

take

n in

to

nons

ecur

e cu

stody

. C

hild

may

be:

- r

elea

sed

to p

aren

t,

guar

dian

, cus

todi

an,

or o

ther

resp

onsi

ble

ad

ult;

- t

aken

bef

ore

a

mun

icip

al o

r jus

tice

co

urt;

- tak

en to

a p

lace

of

nons

ecur

e cu

stody

– h

eld

for n

ot

mor

e

than

6 h

ours

. I

f a c

hild

has

bee

n re

ferre

d to

ju

veni

le c

ourt

unde

r Sec

. 51.

08(b

), F.

C.,

or A

rt. 4

5.05

0, C

.C.P

., th

e ch

ild m

ay b

e de

tain

ed in

a ju

veni

le

dete

ntio

n fa

cilit

y.

A c

hild

at l

east

age

10

and

unde

r age

17

may

be

take

n in

to

nons

ecur

e cu

stody

. C

hild

may

be:

- r

elea

sed

to p

aren

t,

guar

dian

, cus

todi

an,

or o

ther

resp

onsi

ble

ad

ult;

- t

aken

bef

ore

a

mun

icip

al o

r jus

tice

co

urt;

- tak

en to

a p

lace

of

nons

ecur

e cu

stody

–

held

for n

ot m

ore

than

6

hour

s.

If a

chi

ld h

as b

een

refe

rred

to

juve

nile

cou

rt un

der S

ec.

51.0

8(b)

, F.C

., or

Art.

45.

050,

C

.C.P

., th

e ch

ild m

ay b

e de

tain

ed

in a

juve

nile

det

entio

n fa

cilit

y.

TMCEC Bench Book

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OR

CH

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v. 8

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ed b

y a

gran

t fro

m th

e Te

xas C

ourt

of C

rimin

al A

ppea

ls Pa

ge 5

of 9

A

lcoh

olic

Bev

erag

e C

ode

Alc

ohol

ic B

ever

age

Cod

e/D

UI/B

UI

Edu

catio

n C

ode

Hea

lth a

nd S

afet

y C

ode

Pena

l Cod

e T

rans

port

atio

n C

ode

Cha

pter

72

9

hand

led

as a

n ad

ult.

juve

nile

det

entio

n fa

cilit

y.

A m

inor

age

17

whe

n of

fens

e co

mm

itted

may

be

hand

led

as a

n ad

ult.

Failu

re to

A

ppea

r Se

c. 38

.10,

P.C

.—Fa

ilure

to A

ppea

r may

be

char

ged.

A

rt. 4

5.05

8, C

.C.P

. C

ourt

may

issu

e an

ord

er fo

r no

nsec

ure

custo

dy.

Art

. 45.

057(

h), C

.C.P

. C

hild

may

be

char

ged

with

the

offe

nse

of fa

ilure

to p

rovi

de w

ritte

n no

tice

of

curre

nt a

ddre

ss. (

It is

an

affir

mat

ive

defe

nse

to p

rose

cutio

n if

the

child

and

pa

rent

wer

e no

t inf

orm

ed o

f the

ir ob

ligat

ion

to n

otify

the

cour

t of

chan

ge o

f add

ress

.) Se

cs. 5

21.2

01(8

) and

521

.294

(6),

T.C

. C

ourt

may

repo

rt fa

ilure

to a

ppea

r to

DPS

.

Sec.

38.1

0, P

.C.—

Failu

re to

Ap

pear

may

be c

harg

ed.

Art

. 45.

058,

C.C

.P.

Cou

rt m

ay is

sue

an o

rder

for

nons

ecur

e cu

stod

y.

Art

. 45.

057(

h), C

.C.P

. C

hild

may

be

char

ged

with

th

e of

fens

e of

failu

re to

pr

ovid

e w

ritte

n no

tice

of

curre

nt a

ddre

ss. (

It is

an

affir

mat

ive

defe

nse

to

pros

ecut

ion

if th

e ch

ild a

nd

pare

nt w

ere

not i

nfor

med

of

thei

r obl

igat

ion

to n

otify

the

cour

t of c

hang

e of

add

ress

.) Se

cs. 5

21.2

01(8

) and

52

1.29

4(6)

, T.C

. C

ourt

may

repo

rt fa

ilure

to

appe

ar to

DPS

.

Sec.

38.1

0, P

.C.—

Failu

re to

Ap

pear

may

be c

harg

ed.

Art

. 45.

058,

C.C

.P.

Cou

rt m

ay is

sue

an o

rder

for

nons

ecur

e cu

stody

. A

rt. 4

5.05

7(h)

, C.C

.P.

Chi

ld m

ay b

e ch

arge

d w

ith th

e of

fens

e of

failu

re to

pro

vide

w

ritte

n no

tice

of c

urre

nt

addr

ess.

(It is

an

affir

mat

ive

defe

nse

to p

rose

cutio

n if

the

child

and

par

ent w

ere

not

info

rmed

of t

heir

oblig

atio

n to

no

tify

the

cour

t of c

hang

e of

ad

dres

s.)

Secs

. 521

.201

(8) a

nd

521.

294(

6), T

.C.

Cou

rt m

ay re

port

failu

re to

ap

pear

to D

PS.

Sec.

38.1

0, P

.C.—

Failu

re to

Ap

pear

may

be c

harg

ed.

Art

. 45.

058,

C.C

.P.

Cou

rt m

ay is

sue

an o

rder

fo

r non

secu

re c

usto

dy.

Art

. 45.

057(

h), C

.C.P

. C

hild

may

be

char

ged

with

the

offe

nse

of fa

ilure

to

pro

vide

writ

ten

notic

e of

cur

rent

add

ress

. (It

is a

n af

firm

ativ

e de

fens

e to

pr

osec

utio

n if

the

child

an

d pa

rent

wer

e no

t in

form

ed o

f the

ir ob

ligat

ion

to n

otify

the

cour

t of c

hang

e of

ad

dres

s.)

Secs

. 521

.201

(8) a

nd

521.

294(

6), T

.C.

Cou

rt m

ay re

port

failu

re to

ap

pear

to D

PS.

Sec.

38.1

0, P

.C.—

Failu

re to

App

ear

may

be c

harg

ed.

Art

. 45.

058,

C.C

.P.

Cou

rt m

ay is

sue

an o

rder

for

nons

ecur

e cu

stody

. A

rt. 4

5.05

7(h)

, C.C

.P.

Chi

ld m

ay b

e ch

arge

d w

ith th

e of

fens

e of

failu

re to

pro

vide

writ

ten

notic

e of

cur

rent

add

ress

. (It

is a

n af

firm

ativ

e de

fens

e to

pro

secu

tion

if th

e ch

ild a

nd p

aren

t wer

e no

t in

form

ed o

f the

ir ob

ligat

ion

to

notif

y th

e co

urt o

f cha

nge

of

addr

ess.)

Se

cs. 5

21.2

01(8

) and

521

.294

(6),

T.C

. C

ourt

may

repo

rt fa

ilure

to a

ppea

r to

DPS

.

Sec.

543

.009

, T.C

.—V

iola

tion

of P

rom

ise

to A

ppea

r may

be

char

ged

for S

ubtit

le C

, Rul

es o

f th

e R

oad

offe

nses

. Se

c. 38

.10

P.C

.—Fa

ilure

to A

ppea

r m

ay b

e cha

rged

for o

ther

traf

fic

offe

nses

. A

rt. 4

5.05

8, C

.C.P

. Cou

rt m

ay

issue

an o

rder

for n

onse

cure

cu

stody

. A

rt. 4

5.05

7(h)

, C.C

.P.

Chi

ld m

ay b

e ch

arge

d w

ith th

e of

fens

e of

failu

re to

pro

vide

w

ritte

n no

tice

of c

urre

nt a

ddre

ss.

(It is

an

affir

mat

ive

defe

nse

to

pros

ecut

ion

if th

e ch

ild a

nd

pare

nt w

ere

not i

nfor

med

of t

heir

oblig

atio

n to

not

ify th

e co

urt o

f ch

ange

of a

ddre

ss.)

Sec.

521

.345

2, T

.C.

Cou

rt sh

all r

epor

t fai

lure

to

appe

ar to

DPS

.

Vio

latio

n of

a

Cou

rt O

rder

; Fa

ilure

to

Pay

Fine

: A

rt. 4

5.05

0,

C.C

.P.

Art

. 45.

050,

C.C

.P. A

pplie

s to:

child

ren

unde

r age

17;

child

ren

who

turn

age 1

7 be

fore

cont

empt

pro

ceed

ings

can

be h

eld;

and

perso

ns w

ho fa

iled

to o

bey

cour

t or

der w

hile

age 1

7 or

old

er. C

ourt

mus

t pr

ovid

e not

ice o

f and

cond

uct a

hea

ring

on co

ntem

pt, b

efor

e cou

rt m

ay:

ref

er th

e chi

ld to

the j

uven

ile co

urt f

or

delin

quen

t con

duct

for c

ontem

pt o

f the

m

unici

pal c

ourt

orde

r (if

child

turn

s age

17

cour

t may

not

refe

r to

juve

nile

cour

t);

or

reta

in ju

risdi

ction

and

hold

child

/per

son

in co

ntem

pt o

f cou

rt

- m

ax fi

ne $

500;

and/

or

- or

der s

uspe

nsio

n or

den

ial

of D

L un

til ch

ild/p

erso

n

ful

ly co

mpl

ies w

ith o

rder

s. A

ll de

fend

ants:

F

ailu

re to

com

plete

alco

hol a

war

enes

s co

urse

, see

secti

on o

n pe

nalti

es th

is ch

art.

Art

. 45.

050,

C.C

.P. A

pplie

s to:

ch

ildre

n un

der a

ge 1

7; ch

ildre

n w

ho tu

rn ag

e 17

befo

re

cont

empt

pro

ceed

ings

can

be

held

; and

per

sons

who

faile

d to

ob

ey co

urt o

rder

whi

le ag

e 17

or

olde

r. Co

urt m

ust p

rovi

de n

otice

of

and

cond

uct a

hea

ring

on

cont

empt

, bef

ore c

ourt

may

: r

efer

the c

hild

to th

e juv

enile

co

urt f

or d

elinq

uent

cond

uct f

or

cont

empt

of t

he m

unici

pal c

ourt

orde

r (if

child

turn

s age

17

cour

t m

ay n

ot re

fer t

o ju

veni

le co

urt);

or

r

etain

juris

dicti

on an

d ho

ld

child

/per

son

in co

ntem

pt o

f co

urt

- m

ax fi

ne $

500;

and/

or

- or

der s

uspe

nsio

n or

den

ial

of D

L un

til ch

ild/p

erso

n

ful

ly co

mpl

ies w

ith o

rder

s.

Art

. 45.

050,

C.C

.P. A

pplie

s to

: chi

ldre

n un

der a

ge 1

7;

child

ren

who

turn

age

17

befo

re c

onte

mpt

pro

ceed

ings

ca

n be

hel

d; a

nd p

erso

ns w

ho

faile

d to

obe

y co

urt o

rder

w

hile

age

17

or o

lder

. Cou

rt m

ust p

rovi

de n

otic

e of

and

co

nduc

t a h

earin

g on

co

ntem

pt, b

efor

e co

urt m

ay:

re

fer t

he c

hild

to th

e ju

veni

le

cour

t for

del

inqu

ent c

ondu

ct

for c

onte

mpt

of t

he m

unic

ipal

co

urt o

rder

(if c

hild

turn

s age

17

cou

rt m

ay n

ot re

fer t

o ju

veni

le c

ourt)

; or

reta

in ju

risdi

ction

and

hold

ch

ild/ p

erso

n in

cont

empt

of c

ourt

-

max

fine

$50

0; an

d/or

-

orde

r sus

pens

ion

or d

enial

o

f DL

until

child

/per

son

f

ully

com

plies

with

ord

ers.

Art

. 45.

050,

C.C

.P.

App

lies t

o: c

hild

ren

unde

r ag

e 17

; chi

ldre

n w

ho tu

rn

age

17 b

efor

e co

ntem

pt

proc

eedi

ngs c

an b

e he

ld;

and

pers

ons w

ho fa

iled

to

obey

cou

rt or

der w

hile

age

17

or o

lder

. Cou

rt m

ust

prov

ide

notic

e of

and

co

nduc

t a h

earin

g on

co

ntem

pt, b

efor

e co

urt

may

:

refe

r the

chi

ld to

the

juve

nile

cou

rt fo

r de

linqu

ent c

ondu

ct fo

r co

ntem

pt o

f the

mun

icip

al

cour

t ord

er (i

f chi

ld tu

rns

age

17 c

ourt

may

not

refe

r to

juve

nile

cou

rt); o

r r

etain

juris

dicti

on an

d ho

ld

child

/per

son

in co

ntem

pt o

f co

urt

Art

. 45.

050,

C.C

.P. A

pplie

s to:

ch

ildre

n un

der a

ge 1

7; c

hild

ren

who

turn

age

17

befo

re c

onte

mpt

pr

ocee

ding

s can

be

held

; and

pe

rson

s who

faile

d to

obe

y co

urt

orde

r whi

le a

ge 1

7 or

old

er. C

ourt

mus

t pro

vide

not

ice

of a

nd c

ondu

ct

a he

arin

g on

con

tem

pt, b

efor

e co

urt

may

:

refe

r the

chi

ld to

the

juve

nile

co

urt f

or d

elin

quen

t con

duct

for

cont

empt

of t

he m

unic

ipal

cou

rt or

der (

if ch

ild tu

rns a

ge 1

7 co

urt

may

not

refe

r to

juve

nile

cou

rt); o

r r

etain

juris

dict

ion

and

hold

ch

ild/p

erso

n in

cont

empt

of c

ourt

-

max

fine

$50

0; an

d/or

-

orde

r sus

pens

ion

or d

enia

l o

f DL

until

child

/per

son

f

ully

com

plie

s with

ord

ers.

Art

. 45.

050,

C.C

.P. A

pplie

s to:

ch

ildre

n un

der a

ge 1

7; c

hild

ren

who

turn

age

17

befo

re c

onte

mpt

pr

ocee

ding

s can

be

held

; and

pe

rson

s who

faile

d to

obe

y co

urt

orde

r whi

le a

ge 1

7 or

old

er.

Cou

rt m

ust p

rovi

de n

otic

e of

and

co

nduc

t a h

earin

g on

con

tem

pt,

befo

re c

ourt

may

:

refe

r the

chi

ld to

the

juve

nile

co

urt f

or d

elin

quen

t con

duct

for

cont

empt

of t

he m

unic

ipal

cou

rt or

der (

if ch

ild tu

rns a

ge 1

7 co

urt

may

not

refe

r to

juve

nile

cou

rt);

or

re

tain

juris

dict

ion

and

hold

ch

ild/p

erso

n in

cont

empt

of c

ourt

-

max

fine

$50

0; an

d/or

-

orde

r sus

pens

ion

or d

enia

l o

f DL

until

child

/per

son

f

ully

com

plie

s with

ord

ers.

TMCEC Bench Book

November 2015A-20Appendix

MU

NIC

IPA

L JU

VEN

ILE/

MIN

OR

CH

AR

T Re

v. 8

/15

Fund

ed b

y a

gran

t fro

m th

e Te

xas C

ourt

of C

rimin

al A

ppea

ls Pa

ge 6

of 9

A

lcoh

olic

Bev

erag

e C

ode

Alc

ohol

ic B

ever

age

Cod

e/D

UI/B

UI

Edu

catio

n C

ode

Hea

lth a

nd S

afet

y C

ode

Pena

l Cod

e T

rans

port

atio

n C

ode

Cha

pter

72

9

All

defe

ndan

ts:

Fai

lure

to co

mpl

ete al

coho

l aw

aren

ess c

ourse

, see

sect

ion

on

pena

lties

this

char

t.

-

max

fine

$50

0; an

d/or

-

orde

r sus

pens

ion

or d

enial

o

f DL

until

child

/per

son

f

ully

com

plies

with

ord

ers.

All

defe

ndan

ts:

Fai

lure

to c

ompl

ete

e-ci

gare

tte a

nd to

bacc

o aw

aren

ess c

ours

e, se

e se

ctio

n on

pen

altie

s thi

s ch

art.

Exp

unct

ion

Se

c. 1

06.1

2, A

.B.C

. Y

es. M

ay a

pply

to m

unic

ipal

cou

rt at

ag

e 21

if o

nly

one

conv

ictio

n un

der

Alc

ohol

ic B

ever

age

Cod

e.

Sec.

106

.12(

d), A

.B.C

. C

ourt

shal

l cha

rge

$30

fee

for e

ach

appl

icat

ion.

Sec.

106

.12,

A.B

.C.

Yes

. May

app

ly to

mun

icip

al

cour

t at a

ge 2

1 if

only

one

co

nvic

tion

unde

r Alc

ohol

ic

Bev

erag

e C

ode.

Se

c. 1

06.1

2(d)

, A.B

.C.

Cou

rt sh

all c

harg

e $3

0 fe

e fo

r ea

ch a

pplic

atio

n.

Art

. 45.

0216

, C.C

.P.

Fine

-onl

y Ed

ucat

ion

Cod

e O

ffens

es:

C

ourt

mus

t not

ify c

hild

of

right

; C

ourt

mus

t giv

e co

py o

f Art.

45

.021

6, C

.C.P

.; N

ot m

ore

than

one

co

nvic

tion;

C

hild

may

app

ly o

n or

afte

r ag

e 17

; A

pply

to tr

ial c

ourt;

C

hild

mak

es re

ques

t und

er

oath

; C

ourt

shall

char

ge $

30 fe

e.

Sec.

161

.255

, H.S

.C.

May

app

ly to

mun

icip

al

cour

t to

have

con

vict

ion

expu

nged

; A

pplic

ant m

ust h

ave

com

plet

ed e

-cig

aret

te a

nd

toba

cco

awar

enes

s cou

rse;

M

ay h

ave

mul

tiple

co

nvic

tions

exp

unge

d as

lo

ng a

s app

lican

t co

mpl

eted

e-c

igar

ette

and

to

bacc

o aw

aren

ess c

ours

e fo

r eac

h co

nvic

tion.

C

ourt

shal

l cha

rge

$30

fee.

Art

. 45.

0216

, C.C

.P.

Cou

rt m

ust n

otify

chi

ld o

f rig

ht;

Cou

rt m

ust g

ive

copy

of A

rt.

45.0

216,

C.C

.P.,

to d

efen

dant

and

pa

rent

; N

ot m

ore

than

one

con

vict

ion;

C

hild

may

app

ly o

n or

afte

r age

17

; A

pply

to tr

ial c

ourt;

C

hild

mak

es re

ques

t und

er o

ath;

C

ourt

shal

l cha

rge

$30

fee.

Ch.

55,

C.C

.P.

Expu

nctio

n or

der m

ust b

e fil

ed

in d

istri

ct c

ourt.

Chi

ld T

urns

A

ge 1

7 af

ter

Failu

re to

A

ppea

r

Art

. 45.

060,

C.C

.P.

Cou

rt m

ust h

ave

used

all

avai

labl

e pr

oced

ures

und

er C

hapt

er 4

5 to

secu

re

appe

aran

ce w

hile

und

er th

e ag

e of

17

befo

re p

roce

edin

g un

der A

rt. 4

5.06

0,

C.C

.P.

At a

ge 1

7 or

old

er, c

ourt

issue

s an

orde

r to

appe

ar. O

rder

mus

t hav

e a

war

ning

abo

ut c

ontin

uing

obl

igat

ion

to a

ppea

r and

that

failu

re to

app

ear

may

resu

lt in

a w

arra

nt b

eing

issu

ed.

If pe

rson

fails

to a

ppea

r afte

r not

ice,

pr

osec

utor

may

file

com

plai

nt fo

r vi

olat

ion

of o

blig

atio

n to

app

ear u

nder

A

rt. 4

5.06

0 an

d co

urt m

ay is

sue

a w

arra

nt o

f arre

st.

Art

. 45.

060,

C.C

.P.

Cou

rt m

ust h

ave

used

all

avai

labl

e pr

oced

ures

und

er

Cha

pter

45

to se

cure

ap

pear

ance

whi

le u

nder

the

age

of 1

7 be

fore

pro

ceed

ing

unde

r Art.

45.

060,

C.C

.P.

At a

ge 1

7 or

old

er, c

ourt

issu

es a

n or

der t

o ap

pear

. O

rder

mus

t hav

e a

war

ning

ab

out c

ontin

uing

obl

igat

ion

to

appe

ar a

nd th

at fa

ilure

to

appe

ar m

ay re

sult

in a

war

rant

be

ing

issu

ed.

If pe

rson

fails

to a

ppea

r afte

r no

tice,

pro

secu

tor m

ay fi

le

com

plai

nt fo

r vio

latio

n of

ob

ligat

ion

to a

ppea

r und

er

Art.

45.

060

and

cour

t may

Art

. 45.

060,

C.C

.P.

Cou

rt m

ust h

ave

used

all

avai

labl

e pr

oced

ures

und

er

Cha

pter

45

to se

cure

ap

pear

ance

whi

le u

nder

the

age

of 1

7 be

fore

pro

ceed

ing

unde

r Art.

45.

060,

C.C

.P.

At a

ge 1

7 or

old

er, c

ourt

issu

es a

n or

der t

o ap

pear

. O

rder

mus

t hav

e a

war

ning

ab

out c

ontin

uing

obl

igat

ion

to

appe

ar a

nd th

at fa

ilure

to

appe

ar m

ay re

sult

in a

war

rant

be

ing

issu

ed.

If pe

rson

fails

to a

ppea

r afte

r no

tice,

pro

secu

tor m

ay fi

le

com

plai

nt fo

r vio

latio

n of

ob

ligat

ion

to a

ppea

r und

er A

rt.

45.0

60 a

nd c

ourt

may

issu

e a

Art

. 45.

060,

C.C

.P.

Cou

rt m

ust h

ave

used

all

avai

labl

e pr

oced

ures

und

er

Cha

pter

45

to se

cure

ap

pear

ance

whi

le u

nder

th

e ag

e of

17

befo

re

proc

eedi

ng u

nder

Art.

45

.060

, C.C

.P.

At a

ge 1

7 or

old

er, c

ourt

issu

es a

n or

der t

o ap

pear

. O

rder

mus

t hav

e a

war

ning

abo

ut c

ontin

uing

ob

ligat

ion

to a

ppea

r and

th

at fa

ilure

to a

ppea

r may

re

sult

in a

war

rant

bei

ng

issu

ed.

If pe

rson

fails

to a

ppea

r af

ter n

otic

e, p

rose

cuto

r m

ay fi

le c

ompl

aint

for

viol

atio

n of

obl

igat

ion

to

Art

. 45.

060,

C.C

.P.

Cou

rt m

ust h

ave

used

all

avai

labl

e pr

oced

ures

und

er C

hapt

er 4

5 to

se

cure

app

eara

nce

whi

le u

nder

the

age

of 1

7 be

fore

pro

ceed

ing

unde

r A

rt. 4

5.06

0, C

.C.P

. A

t age

17

or o

lder

, cou

rt iss

ues a

n or

der t

o ap

pear

. Ord

er m

ust h

ave

a w

arni

ng a

bout

con

tinui

ng

oblig

atio

n to

app

ear a

nd th

at fa

ilure

to

app

ear m

ay re

sult

in a

war

rant

be

ing

issu

ed.

If pe

rson

fails

to a

ppea

r afte

r no

tice,

pro

secu

tor m

ay fi

le

com

plai

nt fo

r vio

latio

n of

ob

ligat

ion

to a

ppea

r und

er A

rt.

45.0

60 a

nd c

ourt

may

issu

e a

war

rant

of a

rrest

.

Art

. 45.

060,

C.C

.P.

Cou

rt m

ust h

ave

used

all

avai

labl

e pr

oced

ures

und

er

Cha

pter

45

to se

cure

app

eara

nce

whi

le u

nder

the

age

of 1

7 be

fore

pr

ocee

ding

und

er A

rt. 4

5.06

0,

C.C

.P.

At a

ge 1

7 or

old

er, c

ourt

issue

s an

ord

er to

app

ear.

Ord

er m

ust

have

a w

arni

ng a

bout

con

tinui

ng

oblig

atio

n to

app

ear a

nd th

at

failu

re to

app

ear m

ay re

sult

in a

w

arra

nt b

eing

issu

ed.

If pe

rson

fails

to a

ppea

r afte

r no

tice,

pro

secu

tor m

ay fi

le

com

plai

nt fo

r vio

latio

n of

ob

ligat

ion

to a

ppea

r und

er A

rt.

45.0

60 a

nd c

ourt

may

issu

e a

war

rant

of a

rrest

.

TMCEC Bench Book

November 2015A-21Appendix

MU

NIC

IPA

L JU

VEN

ILE/

MIN

OR

CH

AR

T Re

v. 8

/15

Fund

ed b

y a

gran

t fro

m th

e Te

xas C

ourt

of C

rimin

al A

ppea

ls Pa

ge 7

of 9

A

lcoh

olic

Bev

erag

e C

ode

Alc

ohol

ic B

ever

age

Cod

e/D

UI/B

UI

Edu

catio

n C

ode

Hea

lth a

nd S

afet

y C

ode

Pena

l Cod

e T

rans

port

atio

n C

ode

Cha

pter

72

9

issu

e a

war

rant

of a

rrest

. w

arra

nt o

f arre

st.

appe

ar u

nder

Art.

45.

060

and

cour

t may

issu

e a

war

rant

of a

rrest

.

Chi

ld T

urns

ag

e 17

aft

er

Faili

ng to

Pay

Fi

ne; C

opia

s Pr

o F

ine;

Art

. 45

.045

, C

.C.P

.

Art

. 45.

045,

C.C

.P.

Cou

rt m

ust d

eter

min

e be

fore

issu

ing

a ca

pias

pro

fine

:

that

per

son

is ag

e 17

or o

lder

;

that

issu

ance

of c

apia

s pro

fine

is

justi

fied

(mus

t con

sider

soph

istic

atio

n &

mat

urity

, crim

inal

reco

rd a

nd

histo

ry o

f ind

ivid

ual,

and

the

reas

onab

le li

kelih

ood

of b

ringi

ng

abou

t the

disc

harg

e of

judg

men

t by

othe

r pro

cedu

res)

; and

that

the

cour

t has

pro

ceed

ed u

nder

A

rt. 4

5.05

0, C

.C.P

.

Art

. 45.

045,

C.C

.P.

Cou

rt m

ust d

eter

min

e be

fore

is

suin

g a

capi

as p

ro fi

ne:

th

at p

erso

n is

age

17 o

r ol

der;

th

at is

suan

ce o

f cap

ias p

ro

fine

is ju

stifie

d (m

ust c

onsid

er

soph

istic

atio

n &

mat

urity

, cr

imin

al re

cord

and

his

tory

of

indi

vidu

al, a

nd th

e re

ason

able

lik

elih

ood

of b

ringi

ng a

bout

th

e di

scha

rge

of ju

dgm

ent b

y ot

her p

roce

dure

s); a

nd

th

at th

e co

urt h

as p

roce

eded

un

der A

rt. 4

5.05

0, C

.C.P

.

Art

. 45.

045,

C.C

.P.

Cou

rt m

ust d

eter

min

e be

fore

is

suin

g a

capi

as p

ro fi

ne:

th

at p

erso

n is

age

17 o

r ol

der;

th

at is

suan

ce o

f cap

ias p

ro

fine

is ju

stifie

d (m

ust c

onsid

er

soph

istic

atio

n &

mat

urity

, cr

imin

al re

cord

and

his

tory

of

indi

vidu

al, a

nd th

e re

ason

able

lik

elih

ood

of b

ringi

ng a

bout

th

e di

scha

rge

of ju

dgm

ent b

y ot

her p

roce

dure

s); a

nd

th

at th

e co

urt h

as p

roce

eded

un

der A

rt. 4

5.05

0, C

.C.P

.

Art

. 45.

045,

C.C

.P.

Cou

rt m

ust d

eter

min

e be

fore

issu

ing

a ca

pias

pr

o fin

e:

th

at p

erso

n is

age

17 o

r ol

der;

th

at is

suan

ce o

f cap

ias

pro

fine

is ju

stifie

d (m

ust

cons

ider

soph

istic

atio

n &

m

atur

ity, c

rimin

al re

cord

an

d hi

story

of i

ndiv

idua

l, an

d th

e re

ason

able

lik

elih

ood

of b

ringi

ng

abou

t the

disc

harg

e of

ju

dgm

ent b

y ot

her

proc

edur

es);

and

th

at th

e co

urt h

as

proc

eede

d un

der A

rt.

45.0

50, C

.C.P

.

Art

. 45.

045,

C.C

.P.

Cou

rt m

ust d

eter

min

e be

fore

is

suin

g a

capi

as p

ro fi

ne:

th

at p

erso

n is

age

17 o

r old

er;

th

at is

suan

ce o

f cap

ias p

ro fi

ne is

ju

stifie

d (m

ust c

onsid

er

soph

istic

atio

n &

mat

urity

, crim

inal

re

cord

and

hist

ory

of in

divi

dual

, an

d th

e re

ason

able

like

lihoo

d of

br

ingi

ng a

bout

the

disc

harg

e of

ju

dgm

ent b

y ot

her p

roce

dure

s); a

nd

th

at th

e co

urt h

as p

roce

eded

un

der A

rt. 4

5.05

0, C

.C.P

.

Art

. 45.

045,

C.C

.P.

Cou

rt m

ust d

eter

min

e be

fore

is

suin

g a

capi

as p

ro fi

ne:

th

at p

erso

n is

age

17 o

r old

er;

th

at is

suan

ce o

f cap

ias p

ro fi

ne

is ju

stifie

d (m

ust c

onsi

der

soph

istic

atio

n &

mat

urity

, cr

imin

al re

cord

and

his

tory

of

indi

vidu

al, a

nd th

e re

ason

able

lik

elih

ood

of b

ringi

ng a

bout

the

disc

harg

e of

judg

men

t by

othe

r pr

oced

ures

); an

d

that

the

cour

t has

pro

ceed

ed

unde

r Art.

45.

050,

C.C

.P.

Rep

orts

Se

c. 51

.08(c

), F.

C.

Und

er ag

e 17

Juv

enile

cour

t whe

n cas

e file

d;

Juv

enile

cour

t whe

n cas

e disp

osed

. Se

cs. 5

21.20

1(8)

and

521.2

94(6

), T.

C.

Und

er ag

e 17

DPS

, if ch

ild fa

ils to

appe

ar;

DPS

, whe

n cas

e adj

udica

ted.

Sec.

521.3

451,

T.C

. D

PS, w

hen c

hild

foun

d in c

ontem

pt fo

r fa

ilure

to pa

y und

er A

rt. 45

.050,

C.C.

P. &

co

urt o

rders

susp

ensio

n or d

enial

of D

L;

DPS

, whe

n chi

ld m

akes

fina

l disp

ositi

on.

Sec.

106.1

16, A

.B.C

. T

ex. A

lcoho

lic B

ev. C

omm

issio

n, if

requ

ested

. Se

c. 10

6.117

, A.B

.C.

All m

inor

s D

PS, u

pon c

onvic

tion o

r ord

er of

defe

rred.

Sec.

106.1

15(d

), A

.B.C

. A

ll m

inor

s D

PS, c

ourt

orde

r of D

L su

spen

sion

or

Sec.

51.08

(c),

F.C

. U

nder

age 1

7 J

uven

ile co

urt w

hen c

ase f

iled;

J

uven

ile co

urt w

hen c

ase

disp

osed

. Se

cs. 5

21.20

1(8)

and

521.2

94(6

), T.

C. U

nder

age 1

7 D

PS, if

child

fails

to ap

pear

; D

PS, w

hen c

ase a

djud

icated

. Se

c. 52

1.345

1, T.

C.

DPS

, whe

n chi

ld fo

und i

n co

ntem

pt fo

r fail

ure t

o pay

unde

r Ar

t. 45.0

50, C

.C.P

. & co

urt o

rder

s su

spen

sion

or de

nial

of D

L;

DPS

, whe

n chi

ld m

akes

fina

l di

spos

ition

. Se

c. 10

6.116

, A.B

.C.

Tex

. Alco

holic

Bev

. Co

mm

issio

n, if

reque

sted.

Se

c. 10

6.117

, A.B

.C.

All m

inor

s D

PS, u

pon c

onvic

tion,

orde

r of

defe

rred,

and a

cqui

ttal u

nder

Sec.

51.

08(c

), F.

C.

Und

er a

ge 1

7 J

uven

ile c

ourt

whe

n ca

se

filed

; J

uven

ile c

ourt

whe

n ca

se

disp

osed

. Se

cs. 5

21.20

1(8)

and

521.2

94(6

), T.

C. U

nder

age

17

DPS

, if c

hild

fails

to a

ppea

r; D

PS w

hen

case

adj

udic

ated

. Se

c. 52

1.345

1, T.

C.

DPS

, whe

n chi

ld fo

und i

n co

ntem

pt fo

r fail

ure t

o pay

unde

r Ar

t. 45.0

50, C

.C.P

. & co

urt o

rder

s su

spen

sion

or de

nial

of D

L;

DPS

, whe

n chi

ld m

akes

fina

l di

spos

ition

. Se

c. 71

.0352

, G.C

. Rep

ort n

umbe

r of

case

s file

d for

: V

iolat

ion o

f loc

al da

ytim

e cur

few

ordi

nanc

e R

efer

rals

to ju

veni

le co

urt f

or

delin

quen

t con

duct

for c

ontem

pt

Sec.

161

.254

, H.S

.C.

All

min

ors

DPS

, if d

efen

dant

fails

to

pres

ent e

vide

nce

of

com

plet

ion

of e

-cig

aret

te

and

toba

cco-

rela

ted

prog

ram

or c

omm

unity

se

rvic

e. C

ourt

requ

ired

to

orde

r DL

susp

ende

d or

de

nied

for a

per

iod

not t

o ex

ceed

180

day

s. Se

cs. 5

21.20

1(8)

and

521.2

94(6

), T.

C. U

nder

age

17

D

PS, i

f chi

ld fa

ils to

ap

pear

; D

PS w

hen

case

ad

judi

cate

d.

Sec.

521.3

451,

T.C

. D

PS, w

hen c

hild

foun

d in

cont

empt

for f

ailur

e to p

ay

unde

r Art.

45.05

0, C.

C.P.

&

cour

t ord

ers su

spen

sion o

r de

nial

of D

L;

Sec.

51.

08(c

), F.

C.

Und

er a

ge 1

7 J

uven

ile c

ourt

whe

n ca

se fi

led;

J

uven

ile c

ourt

whe

n ca

se

disp

osed

. Se

cs. 5

21.20

1(8)

and

521.2

94(6

), T.

C.

Und

er ag

e 17

DPS

, if c

hild

fails

to a

ppea

r; D

PS w

hen

case

adj

udic

ated

. Se

c. 52

1.345

1, T.

C.

DPS

, whe

n chi

ld fo

und i

n con

tempt

for

failu

re to

pay u

nder

Art.

45.05

0, C

.C.P

. &

cour

t ord

ers s

uspe

nsio

n or d

enial

of

DL;

D

PS, w

hen

child

mak

es fi

nal

disp

ositi

on.

Sec.

15.

27, P

.C.

Upo

n con

victio

n, pr

osec

utor

requ

ired

to n

otify

scho

ol of

conv

ictio

n of

assa

ult

and

poss

essio

n of

dru

g par

aphe

rnali

a.

Sec.

543

.203

, T.C

. C

onvi

ctio

ns re

porte

d to

DPS

. Se

c. 5

21.3

452,

T.C

. Und

er a

ge

17

Cou

rt re

quire

d to

repo

rt fa

ilure

to

appe

ar.

Secs

. 521

.201

(7) a

nd

521.

294(

5), T

.C.

DPS

, if c

hild

fails

to a

ppea

r; D

PS w

hen

case

adj

udic

ated

. Se

c. 52

1.345

1, T.

C.

DPS

, whe

n ch

ild fo

und

in co

ntem

pt

for f

ailur

e to p

ay un

der A

rt. 45

.050,

C.C.

P. &

cour

t ord

ers s

uspe

nsio

n or

deni

al of

DL.

; D

PS, w

hen

child

mak

es fi

nal

disp

ositi

on.

TMCEC Bench Book

November 2015A-22Appendix

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NIC

IPA

L JU

VEN

ILE/

MIN

OR

CH

AR

T Re

v. 8

/15

Fund

ed b

y a

gran

t fro

m th

e Te

xas C

ourt

of C

rimin

al A

ppea

ls Pa

ge 8

of 9

A

lcoh

olic

Bev

erag

e C

ode

Alc

ohol

ic B

ever

age

Cod

e/D

UI/B

UI

Edu

catio

n C

ode

Hea

lth a

nd S

afet

y C

ode

Pena

l Cod

e T

rans

port

atio

n C

ode

Cha

pter

72

9

deni

al no

t to e

xcee

d six

mon

ths u

pon

failu

re to

com

plete

alco

hol a

war

enes

s pr

ogra

m or

com

mun

ity se

rvice

.

106.0

41.

Sec.

106.1

15(d

), A

.B.C

. A

ll m

inor

s D

PS, c

ourt

orde

r of D

L su

spen

sion

or d

enial

not t

o exc

eed

six m

onth

s upo

n fail

ure t

o co

mpl

ete al

coho

l awa

rene

ss

prog

ram

or co

mm

unity

serv

ice.

Chi

ldren

held

in co

ntem

pt

D

PS, w

hen

child

mak

es

final

disp

ositi

on.

Pare

nts

Art

. 45.

0215

, C.C

.P.

Cou

rt re

quire

d to

issu

e sum

mon

s for

pa

rent

s.

Fail

ure t

o app

ear w

ith ch

ild in

cour

t is a

Cl

ass C

misd

emea

nor.

Art

. 45.

057(

a), C

.C.P

. P

aren

t inc

lude

s a p

erso

n sta

ndin

g in

pa

rent

al re

latio

n, a

man

agin

g co

nser

vato

r, or

a c

usto

dian

. A

rt. 4

5.05

7(g)

, C.C

.P.

Fai

lure

to a

ppea

r with

chi

ld in

cou

rt is

a C

lass

C m

isdem

eano

r.

Art

. 45.

057(

h), C

.C.P

. F

ailu

re to

not

ify th

e co

urt i

n w

ritin

g of

the

child

’s c

urre

nt a

ddre

ss is

a

Cla

ss C

misd

emea

nor.

Art

. 45.

057,

C.C

.P.

Cou

rt m

ay o

rder

: A

ttend

a p

aren

ting

clas

s. A

ttend

chi

ld’s

scho

ol c

lass

es &

fu

nctio

ns.

Pay

up

to $

100

for s

peci

al p

rogr

am

for c

hild

. P

aren

t to

do a

n ac

t or r

efra

in fr

om

doin

g an

act

that

will

incr

ease

lik

elih

ood

that

chi

ld w

ill c

ompl

y.

Sec.

106

.115

(d),

A.B

.C.

Cou

rt m

ay o

rder

par

ent t

o do

any

act

or

refra

in fr

om a

n ac

t to

incr

ease

lik

elih

ood

that

min

or w

ill c

ompl

ete

alco

hol a

war

enes

s pro

gram

afte

r chi

ld

fails

to c

ompl

ete

prog

ram

.

Art

. 45.

0215

, C.C

.P.

Cou

rt re

quire

d to

issu

e su

mm

ons f

or p

aren

ts.

Fail

ure t

o ap

pear

with

child

in

cour

t is a

Clas

s C m

isdem

eano

r. A

rt. 4

5.05

7(a)

, C.C

.P.

Par

ent i

nclu

des a

per

son

stan

ding

in p

aren

tal r

elat

ion,

a

man

agin

g co

nser

vato

r, or

a

custo

dian

. A

rt. 4

5.05

7(g)

, C.C

.P.

Fai

lure

to a

ppea

r with

chi

ld

in c

ourt

is a

Cla

ss C

m

isde

mea

nor.

A

rt. 4

5.05

7(h)

, C.C

.P.

Fai

lure

to n

otify

the

cour

t in

writ

ing

of th

e ch

ild’s

cur

rent

ad

dres

s is a

Cla

ss C

m

isde

mea

nor.

Art

. 45.

057,

C.C

.P.

Cou

rt m

ay o

rder

: A

ttend

a p

aren

ting

clas

s. A

ttend

chi

ld’s

scho

ol c

lass

es

& fu

nctio

ns.

Pay

up

to $

100

for s

peci

al

prog

ram

for c

hild

. P

aren

t to

do a

n ac

t or r

efra

in

from

doi

ng a

n ac

t tha

t will

in

crea

se li

kelih

ood

that

chi

ld

will

com

ply.

Se

c. 1

06.1

15(d

), A

.B.C

. C

ourt

may

ord

er p

aren

t to

do

any

act o

r ref

rain

from

an

act

to in

crea

se li

kelih

ood

that

m

inor

will

com

plet

e al

coho

l aw

aren

ess p

rogr

am a

fter c

hild

fa

ils to

com

plet

e pr

ogra

m.

Art

. 45.

0215

, C.C

.P.

Cou

rt re

quire

d to

issu

e su

mm

ons f

or p

aren

ts.

Fail

ure t

o app

ear w

ith ch

ild in

co

urt i

s a C

lass C

misd

emea

nor.

Sec.

25.

093.

E.C

. M

ay b

e ch

arge

d w

ith th

e of

fens

e of

Par

ent C

ontri

butin

g to

Non

atte

ndan

ce, a

Cla

ss C

m

isde

mea

nor.

Art

. 45.

057(

a), C

.C.P

. P

aren

t inc

lude

s a p

erso

n st

andi

ng in

par

enta

l rel

atio

n, a

m

anag

ing

cons

erva

tor,

or a

cu

stodi

an.

Art

. 45.

057,

C.C

.P.

Cou

rt m

ay o

rder

: A

ttend

a p

aren

ting

clas

s. 5

Atte

nd c

hild

’s sc

hool

cla

sses

&

func

tions

. P

ay u

p to

$10

0 fo

r spe

cial

pr

ogra

m fo

r chi

ld.

Par

ent t

o do

an

act o

r ref

rain

fro

m d

oing

an

act t

hat w

ill

incr

ease

like

lihoo

d th

at c

hild

w

ill c

ompl

y.

Art

. 45.

057(

h), C

.C.P

. F

ailu

re to

not

ify th

e co

urt i

n w

ritin

g of

the

child

’s c

urre

nt

addr

ess i

s a C

lass

C

mis

dem

eano

r.

Art

. 45.

0215

, C.C

.P.

Cou

rt re

quire

d to

issu

e su

mm

ons f

or p

aren

ts.

Fail

ure t

o app

ear w

ith ch

ild

in co

urt i

s a C

lass C

m

isdem

eano

r. A

rt. 4

5.05

7(a)

, C.C

.P.

Par

ent i

nclu

des a

per

son

stan

ding

in p

aren

tal

rela

tion,

a m

anag

ing

cons

erva

tor,

or a

cu

stodi

an.

Art

. 45.

057(

g), C

.C.P

. F

ailu

re to

app

ear w

ith

child

in c

ourt

is a

Cla

ss C

m

isde

mea

nor.

Art

. 45.

057,

C.C

.P.

Cou

rt m

ay o

rder

: A

ttend

a p

aren

ting

clas

s. A

ttend

chi

ld’s

scho

ol

clas

ses &

func

tions

. P

ay u

p to

$10

0 fo

r sp

ecia

l pro

gram

for c

hild

. P

aren

t to

do a

n ac

t or

refra

in fr

om d

oing

an

act

that

will

incr

ease

lik

elih

ood

that

chi

ld w

ill

com

ply.

A

rt. 4

5.05

7(h)

, C.C

.P.

Fai

lure

to n

otify

the

cour

t in

writ

ing

of th

e ch

ild’s

cu

rrent

add

ress

is a

Cla

ss

C m

isdem

eano

r.

Art

. 45.

0215

, C.C

.P.

Cou

rt re

quire

d to

issu

e sum

mon

s for

pa

rent

s.

Fai

lure

to ap

pear

with

child

in co

urt

is a C

lass C

misd

emea

nor.

Art

. 45.

057(

a), C

.C.P

. P

aren

t inc

lude

s a p

erso

n sta

ndin

g in

par

enta

l rel

atio

n, a

man

agin

g co

nser

vato

r, or

a c

usto

dian

. A

rt. 4

5.05

7(g)

, C.C

.P.

Fai

lure

to a

ppea

r with

chi

ld in

co

urt i

s a C

lass

C m

isdem

eano

r. A

rt. 4

5.05

7, C

.C.P

. C

ourt

may

ord

er:

Atte

nd a

par

entin

g cl

ass.

Atte

nd c

hild

’s sc

hool

cla

sses

&

func

tions

. P

ay u

p to

$10

0 fo

r spe

cial

pr

ogra

m fo

r chi

ld.

Par

ent t

o do

an

act o

r ref

rain

from

do

ing

an a

ct th

at w

ill in

crea

se

likel

ihoo

d th

at c

hild

will

com

ply.

A

rt. 4

5.05

7(h)

, C.C

.P.

Fai

lure

to n

otify

the

cour

t in

writ

ing

of th

e ch

ild’s

cur

rent

ad

dres

s is a

Cla

ss C

misd

emea

nor.

Art.

45.

061,

C.C

.P.

Pa

rent

(or d

efen

dant

) mus

t pay

fo

r cou

rt-or

dere

d ed

ucat

iona

l pr

ogra

m fo

r chi

ld c

onvi

cted

of

sext

ing.

Art

. 45.

0215

, C.C

.P.

Cou

rt re

quire

d to

issu

e sum

mon

s fo

r par

ents.

F

ailu

re to

appe

ar w

ith ch

ild in

co

urt i

s a C

lass C

misd

emea

nor.

Art

. 45.

057(

a), C

.C.P

. P

aren

t inc

lude

s a p

erso

n st

andi

ng in

par

enta

l rel

atio

n, a

m

anag

ing

cons

erva

tor,

or a

cu

stodi

an.

Art

. 45.

057(

g), C

.C.P

. F

ailu

re to

app

ear w

ith c

hild

in

cour

t is a

Cla

ss C

misd

emea

nor.

Art

. 45.

057,

C.C

.P.

Cou

rt m

ay o

rder

: A

ttend

a p

aren

ting

clas

s. A

ttend

chi

ld’s

scho

ol c

lass

es &

fu

nctio

ns.

Pay

up

to $

100

for s

peci

al

prog

ram

for c

hild

. P

aren

t to

do a

n ac

t or r

efra

in

from

doi

ng a

n ac

t tha

t will

in

crea

se li

kelih

ood

that

chi

ld w

ill

com

ply.

A

rt. 4

5.05

7(h)

, C.C

.P.

Fai

lure

to n

otify

the

cour

t in

writ

ing

of th

e ch

ild’s

cur

rent

ad

dres

s is a

Cla

ss C

m

isde

mea

nor.

TMCEC Bench Book

November 2015A-23Appendix

MU

NIC

IPA

L JU

VEN

ILE/

MIN

OR

CH

AR

T Re

v. 8

/15

Fund

ed b

y a

gran

t fro

m th

e Te

xas C

ourt

of C

rimin

al A

ppea

ls Pa

ge 9

of 9

1 A

rt. 4

5.05

6, C

.C.P

., pr

ovid

es a

utho

rity

for m

unic

ipal

cou

rts to

em

ploy

cas

e m

anag

ers f

or ju

veni

le c

ases

. Sec

.51.

08, F

.C.,

prov

ides

that

a c

ourt

that

has

impl

emen

ted

a ju

veni

le

case

man

ager

pro

gram

und

er A

rt. 4

5.05

6, C

.C.P

., m

ay, b

ut is

not

requ

ired

to, w

aive

its o

rigin

al ju

risdi

ctio

n un

der s

ubse

ctio

n (b

)(1) o

f Sec

tion

51.0

8, F

.C. A

rticl

e 10

2.01

74, C

.C.P

., pr

ovid

es th

at c

ities

may

ado

pt a

n or

dina

nce

crea

ting

a ju

veni

le c

ase

man

ger f

und

and

colle

ct a

fee

of u

p to

$5

to fu

nd a

juve

nile

cas

e m

anag

er.

2 A “

Scho

ol O

ffens

e” is

an

offe

nse

othe

r tha

n a

traffi

c of

fens

e th

at is

a C

lass

C M

isde

mea

nor c

omm

itted

by

a ch

ild e

nrol

led

in a

pub

lic sc

hool

, and

that

is c

omm

itted

on

prop

erty

un

der t

he c

ontro

l and

juris

dict

ion

of a

scho

ol d

istri

ct. I

n ad

ditio

n to

the

requ

irem

ents

impo

sed

by A

rt. 4

5.01

9, C

.C.P

., a

com

plai

nt a

llegi

nt th

e co

mm

issi

on o

f a sc

hool

offe

nse

mus

t: (1

) be

swor

n to

by

a pe

rson

with

per

sona

l kno

wle

dge

of th

e fa

cts;

(2) b

e ac

com

pani

ed b

y a

stat

emen

t fro

m a

scho

ol e

mpl

oyee

stat

ing

whe

ther

the

child

is e

ligib

le fo

r or r

ecei

ves

spec

ial s

ervi

ces,

and

the

grad

uate

d sa

nctio

ns, i

f any

, im

pose

d pr

ior t

o th

e fil

ing

of th

e co

mpl

aint

. An

atto

rney

repr

esen

ting

the

stat

e in

a c

ourt

with

juris

dict

ion

over

a sc

hool

of

fens

e m

ay a

dopt

rule

s per

tain

ing

to th

e fil

ing

of a

com

plai

nt u

nder

this

subc

hapt

er th

at th

e st

ate

cons

ider

s nec

essa

ry in

ord

er to

: (1)

det

erm

ine

whe

ther

ther

e is

pro

babl

e ca

use

to

belie

ve th

at th

e ch

ild c

omm

itted

the

alle

ged

offe

nse;

(2) r

evie

w th

e ci

rcum

stan

ces a

nd a

llega

tions

in th

e co

mpl

aint

for l

egal

suffi

cien

cy; a

nd (3

) see

that

just

ice

is d

one.

3 A

rt. 4

5.05

7, C

.C.P

. – W

hen

a ch

ild w

ho is

at l

east

10

year

s old

and

you

nger

than

age

17

is c

harg

ed w

ith a

fine

-onl

y of

fens

e, th

e co

urt m

ay, i

n ad

ditio

n to

a fi

ne, o

rder

the

follo

win

g sa

nctio

ns: 1

) Ref

er th

e ch

ild o

r chi

ld’s

par

ent f

or se

rvic

es u

nder

Sec

. 264

.302

, F.C

.; 2)

Req

uire

chi

ld to

atte

nd a

spec

ial p

rogr

am th

at is

in b

est i

nter

est o

f chi

ld, i

nclu

ding

re

habi

litat

ion,

cou

nsel

ing,

self-

este

em a

nd le

ader

ship

, wor

k an

d jo

b sk

ills t

rain

ing,

job

inte

rvie

win

g an

d w

ork

prep

arat

ion,

self-

impr

ovem

ent,

pare

ntin

g, m

anne

rs, v

iole

nce

avoi

danc

e, tu

torin

g, se

nsiti

vity

trai

ning

, par

enta

l res

pons

ibili

ty, c

omm

unity

serv

ice,

rest

itutio

n, a

dvoc

acy

or m

ento

ring

prog

ram

; 3) R

equi

re p

aren

ts to

do

an a

ct o

r ref

rain

from

an

act t

hat w

ill in

crea

se th

e lik

elih

ood

that

the

child

will

com

ply

with

cou

rt or

ders

, inc

ludi

ng a

ttend

ing

a pa

rent

ing

clas

s or p

aren

tal r

espo

nsib

ility

pro

gram

and

atte

ndin

g th

e ch

ild’s

sc

hool

cla

sses

or f

unct

ions

; 4) O

rder

the

pare

nts o

f a c

hild

requ

ired

to a

ttend

a sp

ecia

l pro

gram

to p

ay a

n am

ount

not

gre

ater

than

$10

0 fo

r the

cos

ts o

f the

pro

gram

; 5) R

equi

re

both

the

child

and

par

ent t

o su

bmit

proo

f of a

ttend

ance

. (If

prog

ram

invo

lves

the

expe

nditu

re o

f cou

nty

fund

s, co

unty

mus

t app

rove

chi

ld’s

atte

ndan

ce.)

Def

erre

d D

ispo

sitio

n

If

the

cour

t gra

nts d

efer

red

for a

ll A

lcoh

olic

Bev

erag

e C

ode

offe

nses

exc

ept D

UI,

the

cour

t mus

t req

uire

the

defe

ndan

t to

perf

orm

the

com

mun

ity se

rvic

e re

quire

men

ts a

nd

atte

nd a

n al

coho

l aw

aren

ess c

ours

e; fo

r DU

I, th

e co

urt m

ust r

equi

re a

n al

coho

l aw

aren

ess c

ours

e.

If

defe

ndan

t cha

rged

with

the

offe

nse

of p

ublic

into

xica

tion

is u

nder

age

21,

and

the

cour

t gra

nts d

efer

red,

the

cour

t mus

t ord

er th

e co

mm

unity

serv

ice

requ

irem

ents

und

er

Sec.

106

.071

, A.B

.C.,

and

atte

ndan

ce a

t an

alco

hol a

war

enes

s cou

rse.

4

Art.

45.

059,

C.C

.P.,

Chi

ldre

n Ta

ken

into

Cus

tody

for V

iola

tion

of Ju

veni

le C

urfe

w o

r Ord

er: 1

) Rel

ease

per

son

to p

aren

t, gu

ardi

an o

r cus

todi

an; 2

) Tak

e pe

rson

bef

ore

a ju

stic

e or

m

unic

ipal

cou

rt; o

r 3) T

ake

pers

on to

juve

nile

cur

few

pro

cess

ing

offic

e (s

imila

r to

nons

ecur

e cu

stody

and

not

hel

d fo

r mor

e th

an si

x ho

urs)

. 5 A

rt. 4

5.02

16, C

.C.P

., pr

ovid

es th

at p

roce

edin

gs u

nder

Art.

45.

051,

C.C

.P. (

Def

erre

d D

ispo

sitio

n), a

nd p

roce

edin

gs u

nder

Art.

45.

052,

C.C

.P. (

Teen

Cou

rt), m

ay b

e ex

pung

ed

unde

r Art.

45.

0216

, C.C

.P.

6 Und

er S

ec. 2

5.09

3(f),

E.C

., w

hen

a co

urt g

rant

s def

erre

d di

spos

ition

to a

par

ent c

harg

ed w

ith p

aren

t con

tribu

ting

to n

onat

tend

ance

, the

cou

rt m

ay re

quire

the

defe

ndan

t to

atte

nd a

pr

ogra

m th

at p

rovi

des i

nstru

ctio

n de

sign

ed to

ass

ist t

he p

aren

t in

iden

tifyi

ng p

robl

ems t

hat c

ontri

bute

to h

is o

r her

chi

ld’s

abs

ence

from

scho

ol a

nd st

rate

gies

for r

esol

ving

thos

e pr

oble

ms.

TMCEC Bench Book

November 2015A-24Appendix

Juve

nile

Now

Adu

lt (J

NA

) Flo

wch

art V

.4.0

T

MC

EC 2

013-

2014

Not

e: U

nles

s not

ed o

ther

wis

e, a

ll re

fere

nces

are

to th

e C

ode

of

Crim

inal

Pro

cedu

re

The

Chi

ld A

ppea

rs

“The

Sho

w

Scen

ario

”

The

Chi

ld F

ails

to

App

ear

“The

No

Show

Sce

nari

o”

2. A

ll av

aila

ble

proc

edur

es u

nder

C

hapt

er 4

5 ut

ilize

d B

EFO

RE

age

17

3. C

hild

Tur

ns

Age

17

and

is

JNA

4. N

otic

e of

C

ontin

uing

O

blig

atio

n to

A

ppea

r Sen

t to

Add

ress

on

File

5. N

on-S

ecur

ed C

usto

dy

Ord

ers a

re R

ecal

led.

“A

dult”

War

rant

is Is

sued

fo

r Vio

latio

n of

Art.

45.

060

6. JN

A is

A

rres

ted

7. P

re-R

elea

se:

Plea

s Obt

aine

d on

A

ll C

harg

es a

nd/o

r R

easo

nabl

e B

ond

Set t

o Se

cure

Tria

l A

ppea

ranc

e

P.O

. Alle

gatio

n of

Crim

inal

V

iola

tion

by a

“C

hild

”

Art

. 45

.057

(j)(1

): Su

mm

ons f

or In

itial

A

ppea

ranc

e

Art

. 45.

057(

j)(3

) Cita

tion

purs

uant

to A

rt. 1

4.06

(b)

or 5

43.0

03 T

.C.

Art

. 45

.057

(j)

Writ

ten

Not

ice

of C

ontin

uing

O

blig

atio

n to

Info

rm C

ourt

of C

hild

’s

Res

iden

ce

1. C

hild

is u

nder

th

e A

ddre

ss

Obl

igat

ion

1. O

rder

(s) f

or N

on-

Secu

red

Cus

tody

Issu

ed

(Art.

45.

058

& 4

5.05

9)

2. “

Pare

nt(s

)” a

re

Plac

ed u

nder

the

Add

ress

Obl

igat

ion

(opt

iona

l)

3. W

ritte

n Fi

nal

Judg

men

t (A

rt. 4

2.01

)

4. C

hild

V

iola

tes

Writ

ten

Judg

men

t

5. C

ourt

Atte

mpt

s to

Com

pel D

isch

arge

of

Judg

men

t by

Mea

ns

of Ju

veni

le C

onte

mpt

(A

rt. 4

5.05

0)

6. C

hild

Tu

rns A

ge

17 a

nd is

JN

A

7. Ju

dge

Giv

es

Con

side

ratio

n of

JNA

C

apia

s Pro

Fi

ne C

riter

ia

Art.

45.

045(

b)

8. C

apia

s Pr

o Fi

ne

Issu

ed

and

JNA

is

A

rres

ted

9. Ju

dge

Com

plie

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TMCEC Bench Book

November 2015A-25Appendix

Funded by a grant from the Texas Courts of Criminal Appeals Revised 7/15

EXPUNCTIONS JUVENILES AND MINORS

Alcoholic Beverage Code Sec. 106.12

Health & Safety Code Sec. 161.255

Code of Criminal Procedure Art. 45.0541

Code of Criminal Procedure Art. 45.0216

Offenses Purchase of Alcohol by a Minor (Section 106.02);

Attempt to Purchase Alcohol by a Minor (Section 106.25);

Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor (Section 106.04);

Driving or Operating Watercraft Under the Influence of Alcohol by Minor (DUI) (Section 106.041);

Possession of Alcohol by a Minor (Section 106.05); and

Misrespresentation of Age by a Minor (Section 106.07).

Possession, Purchase, Consumption, Or Receipt of Cigarettes Or Tobacco Products By Minors Prohibited (Section 161.252).

Failure to Attend School (Section 25.094, E.C.) *This offense was repealed with the passage of HB 2398 in 2015. Prior convictions or dismissed charges are to be expunged under the new Art. 45.0541.

All Penal Offenses as described by Section 8.07(a)(4) or (5), P.C.: Misdemeanors punishable by fine

only (Section 8.07(a)(4)) Violations of penal ordinances of

political subdivisions (Section 8.07(a)(5))

This article applies to any fine-only misdemeanor conviction (other than traffic) that are not covered by a separate expunction provision (i.e., A.B.C. offenses, tobacco offenses, or Failure to Attend School as outlined in the three columns to the left). This will include the following: Penal Code-Class C misdemeanors Education Code offenses (other than

Failure to Attend School) Health & Safety Code offenses

(other than tobacco offenses) City ordinance violations

Court must inform of right to expunction in open court and give copy of law to child and parent.

Age to Apply At least age 21. No age requirement. No application required. At least age 17.

Requirements Must have had only one

conviction under A.B.C. while a minor.

Multiple convictions may be expunged, but must have completed tobacco awareness program or tobacco related community service.

Defendant must have been convicted of Failure to Attend School, OR Failure to Attend School charges must have been dismissed.

Only one conviction of any penal fine-only offense described in Section 8.07 (a)(4) or (5), P.C., while person was a child or only one conviction under Section 43.261, P.C. Also applies to dismissals of penal offenses under Article 45.052, C.C.P. (Teen Court) or Article 45.051, C.C.P. (Deferred Disposition).

Court Petitioned Municipal court in which convicted.

Municipal court in which convicted.

Petition not required.

Municipal court in which convicted.

Affidavit or Proof Sworn statement that they have had only one conviction.

Sworn statement that they have completed tobacco awareness program or tobacco-related community service.

No proof required. Courts are responsible for expunging records related to convictions and dismissals of Failure to Attend School

Sworn statement that they were not convicted of any additional offense; or for expunction of a sexting offense, found to have engaged in conduct indicating a need for supervision described by Section 51.03(b)(7), F.C.

Hearing Optional Optional N/A Optional

Fee $30 fee required $30 fee required None $30 fee required

TMCEC Bench Book

November 2015A-26Appendix

Proceeds from sale go first to court costs and

any excess returned to

former owner

(1) Officer applies for

seizure warrant

(1) Officer

BEGINNING THE PROCESS:

Question for Judge:

Is there probable cause showing animal has been or is being cruelly treated?

Judge does not

issue seizure warrant

(2) Judge issues seizure warrant and sets hearing date for within

10 days (3) Officer executes

seizure warrant, impounds animal, and gives owner notice of hearing

(7a) Order animal sold at public auction

May order animal be spayed/neutered at

buyer’s cost

(7b) Order animal given to a municipal or county

animal shelter or a nonprofit animal welfare

organization

May order animal be spayed/neutered at

receiver’s cost

(7c) Order animal humanely destroyed if in best interest of animal or public health and safety

NO

(4) First Question for Court:

Did owner cruelly treat the animal?

(6) Second Question for Court:

What happens to the animal?

THE HEARING:

Court orders animal be returned to owner

(5) Court orders owner divested of ownership of

the animal

NO

YES (8) Court orders owner to pay court costs, including: Administrative costs of o investigation o expert witnesses o conducting any public sale if so ordered* Costs incurred by municipal or county animal shelter or nonprofit animal welfare organization in o housing/caring for animal during impoundment o humanely destroying animal if so ordered*

*this will depend on answer to second question.

YES

CHOOSE ONE OF THE 3:

Post notice of auction

Conduct public sale

Use one of the other

disposition options

If animal does not sell

If animal sells

Chapter 821, Subchapter B, Health and Safety Code

Cruelly-Treated Animal Hearing Process

(9) Third Question for Court:

What are the estimated costs likely to be incurred by the municipal or county animal shelter or nonprofit animal welfare organization to house and care for the impounded animal during an appeal process (25 days maximum)?

(10) COURT ENTERS JUDGMENT and sets appeal bond (see back side)

TMCEC Bench Book

November 2015A-27Appendix

Dogs that Attack Persons

Chapter 822, Subchapter A, Health and Safety Code

BEGINNING THE PROCESS:

(1) Any person (including county attorney, city attorney, or peace officer) files sworn complaint with county, justice, or municipal court alleging: a dog has caused the death of or serious

bodily injury to a person by attacking, biting, or mauling the person

Question for Judge:

Is there probable cause to believe the dog caused the death of or serious bodily injury to the person as stated in the complaint?

(2) Judge issues seizure warrant and sets hearing date for not later than 1oth day after warrant is issued

Court shall give written notice of hearing date to: • the owner of the dog or person from whom the dog is seized and • the person who made the complaint

Question for Judge:

Did the dog cause the death of the person by attacking, biting, or mauling the person?

Question for Judge:

Did the dog cause serious bodily injury to the person by attacking, biting, or mauling the person?

YES

Judge does not issue seizure

warrant

NO

AT THE HEARING:

NO

Judge shall order dog destroyed

YES

Judge shall order dog released to: • its owner • the person from whom dog was seized, or • any other person authorized to take possession of the dog

NO

YES

Judge may not order the dog destroyed if: • dog was being used for protection of a person or property, attack occurred in dog’s enclosure that was reasonably certain to prevent dog from escaping and provided notice of dog’s presence, and injured person was at least 8 years old and was trespassing in the enclosure; • attack occurred in dog’s enclosure, and injured person was at least 8 years old and was trespassing in the enclosure; • attack occurred while peace officer was using the dog for law enforcement purposes; • dog was defending a person from assault or property from damage or theft by the injured person; or • injured person was younger than 8 and occurred in dog’s enclosure that was reasonably certain to keep a child from entering

If none of these circumstances are present, judge may order the dog destroyed

••••• Presumably, if judge may not or chooses not to order the dog destroyed, dog would have to be released to owner or person from whom the dog was seized.

There is NO right to appeal judge’s determination

TMCEC Bench Book

November 2015A-28Appendix

Dang

erou

s Dog

s

Chap

ter 8

22, S

ubch

apte

r D,

Heal

th a

nd S

afet

y Co

de

YES

NO

City

/cou

nty

has a

dopt

ed o

rdin

ance

ele

ctin

g to

be

gove

rned

by

Sec

tion

822.

0422

:

Any

pers

on re

port

s to

a co

unty

, jus

tice,

or m

unic

ipal

cou

rt a

n in

cide

nt o

f an

unpr

ovok

ed a

ttac

k by

a d

og c

ausi

ng b

odily

in

jury

or u

npro

voke

d ac

ts th

at w

ould

lead

a re

ason

able

pe

rson

to fe

ar a

dog

will

att

ack

and

caus

e bo

dily

inju

ry, b

oth

happ

enin

g ou

tsid

e th

e do

g’s r

easo

nabl

y se

cure

enc

losu

re.

Cour

t sha

ll se

nd n

otic

e to

dog

’s o

wne

r tha

t re

port

has

bee

n fil

ed

Ow

ner t

hen

has 5

day

s fr

om re

ceip

t of n

otic

e to

de

liver

the

dog

to a

nim

al

cont

rol

Cour

t sha

ll se

t hea

ring

to b

e he

ld n

ot la

ter t

han

10 d

ays f

rom

da

te d

og is

seiz

ed o

r del

iver

ed a

nd g

ive

writ

ten

notic

e of

the

time

and

plac

e to

:

Th

e do

g’s o

wne

r or p

erso

n fr

om w

hom

dog

was

seiz

ed,

and

Pe

rson

who

mad

e th

e co

mpl

aint

If ow

ner f

ails

to d

eliv

er

the

dog

afte

r 5 d

ays,

co

urt s

hall

issu

e se

izur

e w

arra

nt fo

r the

dog

AT T

HE H

EARI

NG

:

Que

stio

ns fo

r the

Judg

e:

Is th

e do

g a

dang

erou

s dog

acc

ordi

ng to

the

stat

utor

y de

finiti

on?

Pres

umab

ly, d

og sh

all

be re

leas

ed to

ow

ner

Cour

t may

ord

er d

og

rem

ain

impo

unde

d un

til

cour

t ord

ers d

ispos

ition

af

ter a

llow

ing

owne

r a

chan

ce to

com

ply

A pe

rson

repo

rts t

o an

imal

con

trol

an

inci

dent

of a

n un

prov

oked

att

ack

by a

dog

cau

sing

bod

ily in

jury

or

unpr

ovok

ed a

cts t

hat w

ould

lead

a re

ason

able

per

son

to fe

ar

a do

g w

ill a

ttac

k an

d ca

use

bodi

ly in

jury

, bot

h ha

ppen

ing

outs

ide

the

dog’

s rea

sona

bly

secu

re e

nclo

sure

.

Anim

al c

ontr

ol in

vest

igat

es a

nd re

ceiv

es sw

orn

stat

emen

ts o

f w

itnes

ses a

nd d

eter

min

es th

e do

g is

a d

ange

rous

dog

. An

imal

con

trol

not

ifies

ow

ner i

n w

ritin

g th

at d

og is

da

nger

ous.

Ow

ner t

hen

has 1

5 da

ys to

app

eal t

he a

nim

al c

ontr

ol

dete

rmin

atio

n to

the

coun

ty, j

ustic

e, o

r mun

icip

al c

ourt

.

Ow

ner k

now

s the

y ar

e th

e ow

ner o

f a d

ange

rous

dog

and

be

com

es su

bjec

t to

requ

irem

ents

(has

30

days

to c

ompl

y).

Ow

ner m

ay a

ppea

l the

ju

stic

e or

mun

icip

al

cour

t’s d

eter

min

atio

n.

Ow

ner l

earn

s the

y ar

e th

e ow

ner o

f a

dang

erou

s dog

and

be

com

es su

bjec

t to

requ

irem

ents

(has

30

days

to c

ompl

y).

Cour

t det

erm

ines

re

ason

able

cos

ts to

ho

use

and

are

for d

og

durin

g ap

peal

, and

sets

bo

nd a

dequ

ate

to c

over

th

ose

cost

s.

Ow

ner l

earn

s of a

n un

prov

oked

att

ack

by a

dog

ca

usin

g bo

dily

inju

ry o

r unp

rovo

ked

acts

that

wou

ld

lead

a re

ason

able

per

son

to fe

ar a

dog

will

att

ack

and

caus

e bo

dily

inju

ry, b

oth

happ

enin

g ou

tsid

e th

e do

g’s r

easo

nabl

y se

cure

enc

losu

re.

Ow

ner k

now

s he/

she

is th

e ow

ner o

f a d

ange

rous

do

g an

d be

com

es su

bjec

t to

requ

irem

ents

(has

30

days

to c

ompl

y).

Ow

ner m

ay a

ppea

l the

ju

stic

e or

mun

icip

al

cour

t’s d

eter

min

atio

n

Any

pers

on m

ay fi

le a

n ap

plic

atio

n w

ith th

e co

urt a

llegi

ng

that

a d

og is

dan

gero

us a

nd th

at th

e ow

ner h

as fa

iled

to

com

ply

with

the

requ

irem

ents

of o

wni

ng a

dan

gero

us d

og

Cour

t sha

ll se

t hea

ring

to b

e he

ld n

ot la

ter t

han

10 d

ays

from

dat

e do

g is

seiz

ed o

r del

iver

ed [q

uest

ion

rem

ains

as

to h

ow d

og is

seiz

ed/d

eliv

ered

in th

is ty

pe o

f cas

e] a

nd

give

writ

ten

notic

e of

the

time

and

plac

e to

:

Th

e do

g’s o

wne

r or p

erso

n fr

om w

hom

dog

was

se

ized

, and

Pers

on w

ho m

ade

the

com

plai

nt

AT T

HE H

EARI

NG

:

Que

stio

n fo

r the

Judg

e:

Did

the

owne

r fai

l to

com

ply

with

the

requ

irem

ents

of

owni

ng a

dan

gero

us d

og?

YES

NO

Pres

umab

ly, e

nd o

f cas

e

Cour

t sha

ll or

der d

og b

e se

ized

and

allo

w o

wne

r 10

mor

e da

ys to

co

mpl

y.

On

11th

day

, if n

o co

mpl

ianc

e, c

ourt

shal

l or

der d

og b

e de

stro

yed,

un

less

an

appe

al is

pe

ndin

g. T

he c

ourt

may

no

t ord

er d

estr

uctio

n du

ring

the

pend

ency

of

an a

ppea

l.

OR

3 w

ays f

or a

n ow

ner t

o le

arn

that

he/

she

is th

e ow

ner o

f a d

ange

rous

dog

, an

d th

us to

bec

ome

subj

ect t

o re

quire

men

ts.

Appe

al is

to th

e co

unty

cou

rt o

r co

unty

cou

rt a

t law

in w

hich

th

e ju

stic

e or

mun

icip

al c

ourt

is

loca

ted.

The

app

eal m

ay b

e to

a

jury

, if r

eque

sted

.

Defe

ndan

t mus

t pos

t bon

d (if

ap

plic

able

) and

serv

e no

tice

of

appe

al w

ithin

10

days

.

No

Mot

ion

for N

ew T

rial i

s ne

cess

ary.

The

deci

sion

of t

he c

ount

y co

urt o

r cou

nty

cour

t at l

aw

may

be

appe

aled

in th

e sa

me

man

ner a

s an

appe

al fo

r oth

er

case

s fro

m th

at c

ourt

.