Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
Title 2. HEALTH |
Subtitle H. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS |
Chapter 161. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS |
Subchapter N. TOBACCO USE BY MINORS |
Sec. 161.256. JURISDICTION OF COURTS
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A justice court or municipal court may exercise jurisdiction over any matter in which a court under this subchapter may:
(1) impose a requirement that a defendant attend a tobacco awareness program or perform tobacco-related community service; or
(2) order the suspension or denial of a driver's license or permit.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 671, Sec. 3.01, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.