Tex. Fam. Code § 59.006 · Chapter 59. PROGRESSIVE SANCTIONS MODEL
SANCTION LEVEL THREE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) For a child at sanction level three, the juvenile court may:
(1) place the child on probation for not less than six months;
(2) require the child to make restitution to the victim of the child's conduct or perform community service restitution appropriate to the nature and degree of harm caused and according to the child's ability;
(3) impose specific restrictions on the child's activities and requirements for the child's behavior as conditions of probation;
(4) require a probation officer to closely monitor the child's activities and behavior;
(5) require the child or the child's parents or guardians to participate in programs or services designated by the court or probation officer; and
(6) if appropriate, impose additional conditions of probation.
(b) The juvenile court shall discharge the child from the custody of the probation department on the date the provisions of this section are met or on the child's 18th birthday, whichever is earlier.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 262, Sec. 53, eff. Jan. 1, 1996. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1086, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.59.htm
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