{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-65.007","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 65.007","heading":"RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL.","body":"(a) A child alleged to have engaged in truant conduct is entitled to a jury trial.\n(b) The number of jurors in a case involving an allegation of truant conduct is six. The state and the child are each entitled to three peremptory challenges.\n(c) There is no jury fee for a trial under this chapter.\nAdded by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (H.B. 2398), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2015.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 3A. TRUANCY COURT PROCEEDINGS","CHAPTER 65. TRUANCY COURT PROCEEDINGS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.65.htm#65.007","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"2721fff09dc6aeec98dff5770a1ec911d8a9ae185b0ac24a952187fdd44d1fb7","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-65.006","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-65.008"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}