Sec. 53.045. OFFENSES ELIGIBLE FOR DETERMINATE SENTENCE. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (e), the prosecuting attorney may refer the petition to the grand jury of the county in which the court in which the petition is filed presides if the petition alleges that the child engaged in delinquent conduct that constitutes habitual felony conduct as described by Section 51.031 or that included the violation of any of the following provisions:
(1) Section 19.02, Penal Code (murder);
(2) Section 19.03, Penal Code (capital murder);
(3) Section 19.04, Penal Code (manslaughter);
(4) Section 20.04, Penal Code (aggravated kidnapping);
(5) Section 22.011, Penal Code (sexual assault) or Section 22.021, Penal Code (aggravated sexual assault);
(6) Section 22.02, Penal Code (aggravated assault);
(7) Section 29.03, Penal Code (aggravated robbery);
(8) Section 22.04, Penal Code (injury to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual), if the offense is punishable as a felony, other than a state jail felony;
(9) Section 22.05(b), Penal Code (felony deadly conduct involving discharging a firearm);
(10) Subchapter D, Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, if the conduct constitutes a felony of the first degree or an aggravated controlled substance felony (certain offenses involving controlled substances);
(11) Section 15.03, Penal Code (criminal solicitation);
(12) Section 21.11(a)(1), Penal Code (indecency with a child);
(13) Section 15.031, Penal Code (criminal solicitation of a minor);
(14) Section 15.01, Penal Code (criminal attempt), if the offense attempted was an offense under Section 19.02, Penal Code (murder), or Section 19.03, Penal Code (capital murder), or an offense listed by Article 42A.054(a), Code of Criminal Procedure;
(15) Section 28.02, Penal Code (arson), if bodily injury or death is suffered by any person by reason of the commission of the conduct;
(16) Section 49.08, Penal Code (intoxication manslaughter); or
(17) Section 15.02, Penal Code (criminal conspiracy), if the offense made the subject of the criminal conspiracy includes a violation of any of the provisions referenced in Subdivisions (1) through (16).
(b) A grand jury may approve a petition submitted to it under this section by a vote of nine members of the grand jury in the same manner that the grand jury votes on the presentment of an indictment.
(c) The grand jury has all the powers to investigate the facts and circumstances relating to a petition submitted under this section as it has to investigate other criminal activity but may not issue an indictment unless the child is transferred to a criminal court as provided by Section 54.02 of this code.
(d) If the grand jury approves of the petition, the fact of approval shall be certified to the juvenile court, and the certification shall be entered in the record of the case. For the purpose of the transfer of a child to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice as provided by Section 152.00161(c) or 245.151(c), Human Resources Code, as applicable, a juvenile court petition approved by a grand jury under this section is an indictment presented by the grand jury.
(e) The prosecuting attorney may not refer a petition that alleges the child engaged in conduct that violated Section 22.011(a)(2), Penal Code, or Sections 22.021(a)(1)(B) and (2)(B), Penal Code, unless the child is more than three years older than the victim of the conduct.
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 385, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 574, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 262, Sec. 26, 27, eff. Jan. 1, 1996; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1086, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1297, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 908 (H.B. 2884), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 653), Sec. 3.006, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1299 (H.B. 2862), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 770 (H.B. 2299), Sec. 2.31, eff. January 1, 2017.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 854 (S.B. 1149), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
163
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26 in the last 5 years), 1989–2026 · leading case:
Blake v. State, 971 S.W.2d 451 (Tex. Crim. App. 1998).
Blake v. State, 971 S.W.2d 451 (Tex. Crim. App. 1998).
· cites it 2× “The court of appeals noted that under revisions to Texas Family Code §§ 53.045(a) and 54.04(d)(3), a juvenile could be sentenced up to forty years, with a potential transfer from the Texas Youth Commission to the penitentiary, if found to have engaged in delinquent conduct, to…”
In the Interest of D.Z., 869 S.W.2d 561 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 1994).
· cites it 4× “Tex.Fam. Code Ann. § 53.045 (Vernon Supp.”
S.D.W., Matter Of, 811 S.W.2d 739 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1991).
· cites it 3× “Tex.Fam.Code Ann. § 53.045(a) (Vernon Supp.”
Collins v. State, 516 S.W.3d 504 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 2017).
· cites it 2× “See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 53.045 (West Supp. 2016); § 54.”
In re C.M.M., 503 S.W.3d 692 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2016).
“See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 53.045 (Vernon Supp.”
In re K.J., 493 S.W.3d 140 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2016).
“See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 53.045(a)(West 2014).”
In re of S.C., 790 S.W.2d 766 (Tex. App.—Austin 1990).
· cites it 5× “See Tex.Fam.Code Ann. § 53.045 (Supp.1990). Thus, the juvenile petition was the practical equivalent of a criminal indictment for purposes of incarceration in the penitentiary.”
In re J.G., 905 S.W.2d 676 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 1995).
· cites it 5× “See Tex.Fam.Code Ann. §§ 53.045, 54.04, 54.11 (Vernon Supp.”
Matter of T.D.H., 971 S.W.2d 606 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1998).
· cites it 5× “045(b) (Vernon 1996). The petition, therefore, satisfies the constitutional definition of an indictment.”
R.L.H., Matter Of, 771 S.W.2d 697 (Tex. App.—Austin 1989).
· cites it 3× “Pursuant to Tex.Fam.Code Ann. § 53.045 (Supp.1989) (the so-called determinate sentencing law), the grand jury approved the petition by which appellant was charged with delinquency.”
In re J.G., 195 S.W.3d 161 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2006).
· cites it 2× “4 See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 53.045(a) (Vernon 2002).”
S.B.C. Matter Of, 805 S.W.2d 1 (Tex. App.—Tyler 1991).
· cites it 3× “The petition is also in compliance with Tex.Fam. Code Ann., § 53.045 (Vernon Supp.”
Tex. Fam. Code § 53.045(5): 1 case
Tex. Fam. Code § 53.045(6): 1 case
Tex. Fam. Code § 53.045(a): 39 cases
Blake v. State, 971 S.W.2d 451 (Tex. Crim. App. 1998).
“The court of appeals noted that under revisions to Texas Family Code §§ 53.045(a) and 54.04(d)(3), a juvenile could be sentenced up to forty years, with a potential transfer from the Texas Youth Commission to the penitentiary, if found to have engaged in delinquent conduct, to…”
In re K.J., 493 S.W.3d 140 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2016).
“See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 53.045(a)(West 2014).”
S.D.W., Matter Of, 811 S.W.2d 739 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1991).
“Tex.Fam.Code Ann. § 53.045(a) (Vernon Supp.”
In re J.G., 195 S.W.3d 161 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2006).
“4 See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 53.045(a) (Vernon 2002).”
Tex. Fam. Code § 53.045(a)(1): 6 cases
In re J.G., 195 S.W.3d 161 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2006).
“4 See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 53.045(a) (Vernon 2002).”
In re of S.C., 790 S.W.2d 766 (Tex. App.—Austin 1990).
“See Tex.Fam.Code Ann. § 53.045 (Supp.1990). Thus, the juvenile petition was the practical equivalent of a criminal indictment for purposes of incarceration in the penitentiary.”
In re Jg, 195 S.W.3d 161 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2006).
Tex. Fam. Code § 53.045(a)(10): 2 cases
In re K.E., 316 S.W.3d 776 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2010).
In re Ke, 316 S.W.3d 776 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2010).
Tex. Fam. Code § 53.045(a)(12): 1 case
In re Jar, 343 S.W.3d 504 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2011).
Tex. Fam. Code § 53.045(a)(14): 2 cases
In re Aeb, 255 S.W.3d 338 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2008).
Tex. Fam. Code § 53.045(a)(2): 3 cases
In re Cr, 995 S.W.2d 778 (Tex. App.—Austin 1999).
Tex. Fam. Code § 53.045(a)(3): 2 cases
In re Eum, 108 S.W.3d 368 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 2003).
Tex. Fam. Code § 53.045(a)(4): 2 cases
In re Js, 993 S.W.2d 370 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1999).
Tex. Fam. Code § 53.045(a)(5): 5 cases
Tex. Fam. Code § 53.045(a)(6): 4 cases
In re A.F., 895 S.W.2d 481 (Tex. App.—Austin 1995).
In re S.J., 977 S.W.2d 147 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1998).
Tex. Fam. Code § 53.045(a)(7): 2 cases
In re L.M., 993 S.W.2d 276 (Tex. App.—Austin 1999).
In re LM, 993 S.W.2d 276 (Tex. App.—Austin 1999).
Tex. Fam. Code § 53.045(a)(8): 2 cases
In re JDP, 149 S.W.3d 790 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2004).
Tex. Fam. Code § 53.045(a)(9): 1 case
Tex. Fam. Code § 53.045(b): 10 cases
Matter of T.D.H., 971 S.W.2d 606 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1998).
“045(b) (Vernon 1996). The petition, therefore, satisfies the constitutional definition of an indictment.”
R.L.H., Matter Of, 771 S.W.2d 697 (Tex. App.—Austin 1989).
“Pursuant to Tex.Fam.Code Ann. § 53.045 (Supp.1989) (the so-called determinate sentencing law), the grand jury approved the petition by which appellant was charged with delinquency.”
S.B.C. Matter Of, 805 S.W.2d 1 (Tex. App.—Tyler 1991).
“The petition is also in compliance with Tex.Fam. Code Ann., § 53.045 (Vernon Supp.”
In re of S.C., 790 S.W.2d 766 (Tex. App.—Austin 1990).
“See Tex.Fam.Code Ann. § 53.045 (Supp.1990). Thus, the juvenile petition was the practical equivalent of a criminal indictment for purposes of incarceration in the penitentiary.”
In re J.G., 905 S.W.2d 676 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 1995).
“See Tex.Fam.Code Ann. §§ 53.045, 54.04, 54.11 (Vernon Supp.”
Tex. Fam. Code § 53.045(c): 4 cases
Matter of T.D.H., 971 S.W.2d 606 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1998).
“045(b) (Vernon 1996). The petition, therefore, satisfies the constitutional definition of an indictment.”
In re D.S., 833 S.W.2d 250 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 1992).
Matter of DS, 833 S.W.2d 250 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 1992).
Tex. Fam. Code § 53.045(d): 15 cases
S.D.W., Matter Of, 811 S.W.2d 739 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1991).
“Tex.Fam.Code Ann. § 53.045(a) (Vernon Supp.”
In re G.A.T., 16 S.W.3d 818 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2000).
S.B.C. Matter Of, 805 S.W.2d 1 (Tex. App.—Tyler 1991).
“The petition is also in compliance with Tex.Fam. Code Ann., § 53.045 (Vernon Supp.”
In re J.G., 905 S.W.2d 676 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 1995).
“See Tex.Fam.Code Ann. §§ 53.045, 54.04, 54.11 (Vernon Supp.”
Matter of T.D.H., 971 S.W.2d 606 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1998).
“045(b) (Vernon 1996). The petition, therefore, satisfies the constitutional definition of an indictment.”
Tex. Fam. Code § 53.045(e): 4 cases
In re JKR, 986 S.W.2d 278 (Tex. App.—Eastland 1998).
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