Texas Family Code - Section 51.18. Election Between Juvenile Court And Alternate Juvenile Court
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§ 51.18. ELECTION BETWEEN JUVENILE COURT AND ALTERNATE
JUVENILE COURT. (a) This section applies only to a child who has a
right to a trial before a juvenile court the judge of which is not an
attorney licensed in this state.
(b) On any matter that may lead to an order appealable under
Section 56.01 of this code, a child may be tried before either the
juvenile court or the alternate juvenile court.
(c) The child may elect to be tried before the alternate
juvenile court only if the child files a written notice with that
court not later than 10 days before the date of the trial. After the
notice is filed, the child may be tried only in the alternate
juvenile court. If the child does not file a notice as provided by
this subsection, the child may be tried only in the juvenile court.
(d) If the child is tried before the juvenile court, the
child is not entitled to a trial de novo before the alternate
juvenile court.
(e) The child may appeal any order of the juvenile court or
alternate juvenile court only as provided by Section 56.01 of this
code.
Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1112, ch. 411, § 2, eff. June
15, 1977. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 168, § 3, eff.
Aug. 30, 1993.
Section: 51.11 51.115 51.116 51.12 51.13 51.151 51.17 51.18 51.19 51.20 51.21 52.01 52.015 52.0151 52.02
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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