Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 54.07 - Enforcement of Order(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) or a juvenile court child support order, any order of the juvenile court may be enforced as provided by Chapter 61.(b) A violation of any of the following orders of the juvenile court may not be enforced by contempt of court proceedings against the child:(1) an order setting conditions of probation;(2) an order setting conditions of deferred prosecution; and(3) an order setting conditions of release from detention.(c) This section and Chapter 61 do not preclude a juvenile court from summarily finding a child or other person in direct contempt of the juvenile court for conduct occurring in the presence of the judge of the court. Direct contempt of the juvenile court by a child is punishable by a maximum of 10 days' confinement in a secure juvenile detention facility or by a maximum of 40 hours of community service, or both. The juvenile court may not impose a fine on a child for direct contempt.(d) This section and Chapter 61 do not preclude a juvenile court in an appropriate case from using a civil or coercive contempt proceeding to enforce an order.Amended By Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 283, Sec. 23, eff. 9/1/2003.Amended by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 339, ch. 154, Sec. 3, eff. 9/1/1979 Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 1460, ch. 544, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1973.