Tex. Fam. Code § 54.0407 · Chapter 54. JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: COUNSELING REQUIRED.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
If a child is found to have engaged in delinquent conduct constituting an offense under Section 42.09 or 42.092, Penal Code, the juvenile court shall order the child to participate in psychological counseling for a period to be determined by the court.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 450, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 886 (H.B. 2328), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2007.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.54.htm
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