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The justice court's youth diversion plan for children 10–16 charged with fine-only misdemeanors other than traffic offenses: eligibility (art. 45.304), diversion strategies, prohibited strategies for home-schooled children, diversion agreements, intermediate diversion before filing (up to 180 days) and diversion by the judge after filing, referral hearings for unsuccessful diversions, the $50 administrative fee and its waiver, and expungement of diversion records on the child's 18th birthday.
Applies to eligible children's cases in the Kenedy County justice courts (adopted as the "Kenedy County Justice of the Peace Countywide Youth Diversion Plan"; signed by Judge P. Fain, Precinct 4, on December 31, 2024).
IN THE JUSTICE COURT, COUNTYWIDE, KENEDY COUNTY, TEXAS — ORDER ADOPTING A YOUTH DIVERSION PLAN IT IS ORDERED pursuant to Article 45.306 (b) of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure that the Court adopts the Youth Diversion Plan hereafter referred to as the "Kenedy County Justice of the Peace Countywide Youth Diversion Plan" or "Diversion Plan". IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Plan shall not limit th
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-10 from the county-site PDF in BenchPath custody (5 pages; the order page is image-only and the plan pages carry a text layer; transcribed in full from the rendered pages, printed "PROHIBITIED" and "licenses medical" kept). Joined to Judge Patricia Jane Fain (the signing Precinct 4 justice of the peace, current).
9 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1997-10.
6 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1997-13.
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