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Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 Place 2 — Juvenile Diversion Plan (Order Adopting) — Fort Bend County. The operative requirements are quoted verbatim from the governing document (registered/posted 2025-01-01 (effective)); the document in custody is the controlling text.
Texas > Fort Bend County > Justice Court, Precinct 2 Place 2
§ IN THE JUSTICE COURT JUVENILE DIVERSION PLAN § PRECINCT 2, PLACE 2 § FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS ORDER ADOPTING A JUVENILE DIVERSION PLAN IT IS ORDERED pursuant to Article 45.306 (b) of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure that the Court adopts the Juvenile Diversion Plan hereafter referred to as the “Fort Bend County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2- Juvenile Diversion Plan” or “Juvenile Diversion Plan”. … IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Plan shall not limit the types of strategies or services that may be imposed as needed in the best interest of the child and to promote the long-term safety of the community. … IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the procedures, components, and applicable law referenced in the Juvenile Diversion Plan shall be maintained on file for public inspection. … Stated objectives in this agreement must be measurable, realistic and reasonable and consider the circumstances of the child, the best interests of the child and the long-term safety of the community. … ELIGIBILITY A child shall be diverted from formal criminal prosecution if the child meets the eligibility requirements of Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, Art. … Must not have had an unsuccessful diversion. … Must not have had a successful diversion in the previous 365 days 3. … Both the parent and child agree by written consent to the diversion A child that is eligible under this section, wishes to take the case to trial, and the judge or a jury determines the evidence would support a finding of guilt, the court shall provide the child and the child’s parents the opportunity to accept placement in a diversion instead of entering an adjudication of guilt. … If the child and the child’s parents chose to accept the opportunity for diversion, the court shall place the child in the diversion plan. … However, if the child and the child’s parents decline to accept the diversion opportunity, the court shall find the child guilty and proceed to sentencing. … PROHIBITIED STRATEGIES A diversion strategy may not require a child who is a home-schooled student, as defined by Section 29.916 of the Texas Education Code, to: … DIVERSION AGREEMENT A diversion agreement must identify the parties to the agreement and the responsibilities of the child and the child’s parent to ensure their meaningful participation in a diversion under Texas CCP 45.309 or 45.310. … The Youth Diversion Coordinator shall advise the child and the child’s parents before the case is filed that the case may be diverted under this plan for a period not to exceed 180 days. … The child must be eligible under the guidelines in the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure and Section III of this plan. … DIVERSION BY JUDGE If a charge is filed with the court, and the child is eligible for diversion, the Judge shall divert the case under Texas Code of Criminal Procedure 45.310. … The child must be eligible under guidelines in the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure and Section III of this plan. … REFERRAL TO COURT The court shall conduct a non-adversarial hearing for a child that does not successfully complete the terms of the diversion, and the case is referred to the court. … However, the fee may not be collected unless specified as a term of the diversion agreement accepted by the child’s parent. … If the fee is not paid after giving the child’s parent an opportunity to be heard, the court shall order the parent, if financially able, to pay the fee to the clerk of the court. … The Court shall waive the fee of the child’s parent is indigent or does not have sufficient resources or income to pay the fee. … All records of a diversion pertaining to a child under this plan shall be expunged without the requirement of a motion or request, on the child’s 18th birthday. …
Reviewer note: Operative mandatory-language provisions quoted verbatim from the posted document; the full document (sha256 e05357fcd38c…) is the controlling text. Ordered under Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 45.306(b) (Texas Youth Diversion and Early Intervention Act, HB 3186); signed and effective January 1, 2025. Own-site channel only — no TOPICs registration; the Precinct 1 plan is separately registered as TOPICs doc 2192.
Tenth (10th) Court of Appeals — Standing Order No. 1, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/01/2023). The operative requirements are quoted verbatim; the registered document is the controlling text.
Tenth (10th) Court of Appeals — Standing Order No. 2, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/01/2023). The operative requirements are quoted verbatim; the registered document is the controlling text.