Texas Family Code - Section 54.061. Payment Of Probation Fees
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§ 54.061. PAYMENT OF PROBATION FEES. (a) If a child is
placed on probation under Section 54.04(d)(1) of this code, the
juvenile court, after giving the child, parent, or other person
responsible for the child's support a reasonable opportunity to be
heard, shall order the child, parent, or other person, if
financially able to do so, to pay to the court a fee of not more than
$15 a month during the period that the child continues on probation.
(b) Orders for the payment of fees under this section may be
enforced as provided by Section 54.07 of this code.
(c) The court shall deposit the fees received under this
section in the county treasury to the credit of a special fund that
may be used only for juvenile probation or community-based juvenile
corrections services or facilities in which a juvenile may be
required to live while under court supervision.
(d) If the court finds that a child, parent, or other person
responsible for the child's support is financially unable to pay
the probation fee required under Subsection (a), the court shall
enter into the records of the child's case a statement of that
finding. The court may waive a fee under this section only if the
court makes the finding under this subsection.
Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 338, ch. 154, § 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1979. Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 2425, ch. 617, § 4,
eff. Sept. 1, 1981; Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1040, § 25, eff.
Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 262, § 44, eff. Jan. 1,
1996.
Section: 54.0461 54.047 54.048 54.049 54.05 54.051 54.06 54.061 54.07 54.08 54.09 54.10 54.11 55.01 55.02
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