Texas Family Code - Section 51.19. Limitation Periods

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§ 51.19. LIMITATION PERIODS.  (a) The limitation periods 
and the procedures for applying the limitation periods under 
Chapter 12, Code of Criminal Procedure, and other statutory law 
apply to proceedings under this title.
	(b)  For purposes of computing a limitation period, a 
petition filed in juvenile court for a transfer or an adjudication 
hearing is equivalent to an indictment or information and is 
treated as presented when the petition is filed in the proper court.
	(c)  The limitation period is two years for an offense or 
conduct that is not given a specific limitation period under 
Chapter 12, Code of Criminal Procedure, or other statutory law.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1086, § 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.          

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