Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

ClPPlCE OF THE ATTORNEY GENEML STATE OP TEXAS JOHN CORNYN September 9, 1999 The Honorable James Warren Smith, Jr. Opinion X-01 10 Frio County Attorney 500 East San Antonio Street, Box 1 Re: Authority of a court with jurisdiction of Pearsall, Texas 78061-3100 truancy cases to compel the appearance in court of a truant who is living with a custodian, and related question (RQ-0043) Dear Mr. Smith: A court with jurisdiction over a juvenile alleged to have engaged in truant behavior under section 5 1.03.(b)(2) of the Family Code may direct the juvenile’s “custodian” to appear personally in court…