Tex. Educ. Code § 37.147 · Subchapter E-1. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
An attorney representing the state in a court with jurisdiction may adopt rules pertaining to the filing of a complaint under this subchapter that the state considers necessary in order to:
(1) determine whether there is probable cause to believe that the child committed the alleged offense;
(2) review the circumstances and allegations in the complaint for legal sufficiency; and
(3) see that justice is done.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1407 (S.B. 393), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2013.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.37.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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