Tex. Fam. Code Section 65.253
Parent or Other Person in Contempt of Court

(a)

A truancy court may enforce the following orders by contempt:

(1)

an order that a parent of a child, guardian of a child, or any court-appointed guardian ad litem of a child attend an adjudication hearing under Section 65.062 (Attendance at Hearing)(b);

(2)

an order requiring a person other than a child to take a particular action under Section 65.105 (Orders Affecting Parents and Others)(a);

(3)

an order that a child’s parent, or other person responsible to support the child, reimburse the municipality or county for the cost of the guardian ad litem appointed for the child under Section 65.061 (Guardian Ad Litem)(c); and

(4)

an order that a parent, or person other than the child, pay the $50 court cost under Section 65.107 (Court Cost).

(b)

A truancy court may find a parent or person other than the child in direct contempt of the court.

(c)

The penalty for a finding of contempt under Subsection (a) or (b) is a fine in an amount not to exceed $100.

(d)

In addition to the assessment of a fine under Subsection (c), direct contempt of the truancy court by a parent or person other than the child is punishable by:

(1)

confinement in jail for a maximum of three days;

(2)

a maximum of 40 hours of community service; or

(3)

both confinement and community service.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (H.B. 2398), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2015.

Source: Section 65.253 — Parent or Other Person in Contempt of Court, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.­65.­htm#65.­253 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

65.001
Scope and Purpose 65.002
Definitions 65.003
Truant Conduct 65.004
Truancy Courts 65.005
Court Sessions 65.006
Venue 65.007
Right to Jury Trial 65.008
Waiver of Rights 65.009
Effect of Adjudication 65.010
Burden of Proof 65.011
Applicable Statutes Regarding Discovery 65.012
Procedural Rules 65.013
Interpreters 65.014
Signatures 65.015
Public Access to Court Hearings 65.016
Recording of Proceedings 65.017
Juvenile Case Managers 65.051
Initial Referral to Truancy Court 65.052
Truant Conduct Prosecutor 65.053
Review by Prosecutor 65.054
State’s Petition 65.055
Limitations Period 65.056
Hearing Date 65.057
Summons 65.058
Service of Summons 65.059
Representation by Attorney 65.060
Child’s Answer 65.061
Guardian Ad Litem 65.062
Attendance at Hearing 65.063
Right to Reemployment 65.064
Subpoena of Witness 65.065
Child Alleged to Be Mentally Ill 65.101
Adjudication Hearing 65.102
Remedial Actions 65.103
Remedial Order 65.104
Maximum Time Remedial Order Is Effective 65.105
Orders Affecting Parents and Others 65.106
Liability for Claims Arising from Community Service 65.107
Court Cost 65.108
Hearing to Modify Remedy 65.109
Motion for New Trial 65.151
Right to Appeal 65.152
Governing Law 65.153
Counsel on Appeal 65.201
Sealing of Records 65.202
Confidentiality of Records 65.203
Destruction of Certain Records 65.251
Failure to Obey Truancy Court Order 65.252
Proceedings in Juvenile Court 65.253
Parent or Other Person in Contempt of Court 65.254
Writ of Attachment 65.255
Entry of Truancy Court Order Against Parent or Other Eligible Person 65.256
Appeal 65.257
Motion for Enforcement 65.258
Notice and Appearance 65.259
Conduct of Enforcement Hearing
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Jun. 5, 2024

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