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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.256: JURISDICTION OF COURTS.
Where this section sits in the code
- HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
- TITLE 2. HEALTH
- SUBTITLE H. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS
- CHAPTER 161. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS
- SUBCHAPTER N. E-CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO USE BY MINORS
A justice court or municipal court may exercise jurisdiction over any matter in which a court under this subchapter may impose a requirement that a defendant attend an e-cigarette and tobacco awareness program or perform e-cigarette- and tobacco-related community service.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 671, Sec. 3.01, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 181 (S.B. 97), Sec. 23, eff. October 1, 2015.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 500 (S.B. 21), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2019.
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