Tex. Family Code § 65.053
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 65.053, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 65.053. REVIEW BY PROSECUTOR.
Official statutory text
(a) The truant conduct prosecutor shall promptly review the facts described in a referral received under Section 65.051.
(b) The prosecutor may, in the prosecutor's discretion, determine whether to file a petition with the truancy court requesting an adjudication of the child for truant conduct. If the prosecutor decides not to file a petition requesting an adjudication, the prosecutor shall inform the truancy court and the school district of the decision.
(c) The prosecutor may not file a petition for an adjudication of a child for truant conduct if the referral was not made in compliance with Section 25.0915, Education Code.
(b) The prosecutor may, in the prosecutor's discretion, determine whether to file a petition with the truancy court requesting an adjudication of the child for truant conduct. If the prosecutor decides not to file a petition requesting an adjudication, the prosecutor shall inform the truancy court and the school district of the decision.
(c) The prosecutor may not file a petition for an adjudication of a child for truant conduct if the referral was not made in compliance with Section 25.0915, Education Code.
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