Section 45A.454 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Conduct Alleged On School Property(a) In this article, "child" has the meaning assigned by Article 45A.453(a).(b) If a law enforcement officer issues a citation or files a complaint in the manner provided by Article 45A.101(g) for conduct by a child 12 years of age or older that is alleged to have occurred on school property of or on a vehicle owned or operated by a county or independent school district, the officer shall submit to the court:(2) a statement by a witness to the alleged conduct; and(3) a statement by a victim of the alleged conduct, if any.(c) An attorney representing the state may not proceed in a trial of an offense unless the law enforcement officer has complied with the requirements of Subsection (b).(d) Notwithstanding Article 45A.453(h) or (i), a law enforcement officer may not issue a citation or file a complaint in the manner provided by Article 45A.101(g) for conduct by a child younger than 12 years of age that is alleged to have occurred on school property of or on a vehicle owned or operated by a county or independent school district. (Code Crim. Proc., Arts. 45.058(h), (i), (j).)Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 45A.454
Added by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 765,Sec. 1.001, eff. 1/1/2025.