{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-53.012","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 53.012","heading":"REVIEW BY PROSECUTOR.","body":"(a) The prosecuting attorney shall promptly review the circumstances and allegations of a referral made under Section 53.01 for legal sufficiency and the desirability of prosecution and may file a petition without regard to whether probable cause was found under Section 53.01.\n(b) If the prosecuting attorney does not file a petition requesting the adjudication of the child referred to the prosecuting attorney, the prosecuting attorney shall:\n(1) terminate all proceedings, if the reason is for lack of probable cause; or\n(2) return the referral to the juvenile probation department for further proceedings.\n(c) The juvenile probation department shall promptly refer a child who has been returned to the department under Subsection (b)(2) and who fails or refuses to participate in a program of the department to the prosecuting attorney for review of the child's case and determination of whether to file a petition.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 262, Sec. 22, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 3. JUVENILE JUSTICE CODE","CHAPTER 53. PROCEEDINGS PRIOR TO JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.53.htm#53.012","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"d068b002e0050e74b587fa545558bd21be3528a3d01256ca0bf717520ec97014","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-53.011","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-53.013"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}