Texas · Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 45A.456: CONTINUING OBLIGATION TO APPEAR FOR UNADJUDICATED CHILD, NOW ADULT; OFFENSE
What this law says, in plain English
Failure to appear in court as ordered by a notice of continuing obligation regarding criminal allegations from before age 17 is a Class C misdemeanor. An affirmative defense exists if the individual was not informed of the obligation or did not receive proper notice.
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