{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-37.143","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Education Code § 37.143","heading":"CITATION PROHIBITED; CUSTODY OF CHILD.","body":"(a) A peace officer, law enforcement officer, or school resource officer may not issue a citation to a child who is alleged to have committed a school offense.\n(b) This subchapter does not prohibit a child from being taken into custody under Section 52.01, Family Code.\nAdded by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1407 (S.B. 393), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2013.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1132 (S.B. 108), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2015.","path":["EDUCATION CODE","TITLE 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION","SUBTITLE G. SAFE SCHOOLS","CHAPTER 37. DISCIPLINE; LAW AND ORDER","SUBCHAPTER E-1. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.37.htm#37.143","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:05Z","sha256":"7cb974fbd0dcb27cc785153e95bbbad2a25905e458c3b7fe39635c9909ea80bf","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-37.142","next":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-37.144"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}