Tex. R. Civ. P. 306b · H. Judgments
ADVICE OF RIGHT TO APPEAL IN ORDERS CERTIFYING A CHILD TO STAND TRIAL AS AN ADULT
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Text — As posted by the Supreme Court of Texas (file dated October 2, 2026)
When a juvenile court issues an order under Family Code section 54.02 certifying a child to stand trial as an adult, the court must inform the child and the child’s attorney, orally on the record and in writing in the certification order, that:
(a) the child may immediately appeal the certification order under Family Code section 56.01; and
(b) the appeal is accelerated under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 28.1.
Notes and commentary — not rule text
Notes and Comments
Comment to 2023 change: This rule is adopted to implement Texas Family Code section 56.01(h-1).
Source of truth
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- As posted by the Supreme Court of Texas (file dated October 2, 2026)
- Official file
- https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1463426/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf (PDF pages 222)
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