Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 45A.504
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 45A.504, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 45A.504. DIVERSION ELIGIBILITY.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, a child shall be diverted from formal criminal prosecution as provided by this subchapter.
(b) A child is eligible to enter into a diversion agreement under this subchapter only once every 12 months.
(b-1) A child is eligible to enter into a diversion agreement under this subchapter for more than one offense if the offenses are alleged to have occurred as part of the same criminal episode, as defined by Section 3.01, Penal Code.
(c) A child is not eligible for diversion if the child has previously had an unsuccessful diversion under this subchapter.
(d) A child is not eligible for diversion if a diversion is objected to by the attorney representing the state.
(e) A court may not divert a child from criminal prosecution as provided by this subchapter without the written consent of the child and the child's parent.
(b) A child is eligible to enter into a diversion agreement under this subchapter only once every 12 months.
(b-1) A child is eligible to enter into a diversion agreement under this subchapter for more than one offense if the offenses are alleged to have occurred as part of the same criminal episode, as defined by Section 3.01, Penal Code.
(c) A child is not eligible for diversion if the child has previously had an unsuccessful diversion under this subchapter.
(d) A child is not eligible for diversion if a diversion is objected to by the attorney representing the state.
(e) A court may not divert a child from criminal prosecution as provided by this subchapter without the written consent of the child and the child's parent.
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