Rule text
When a juvenile court issues an order under Family Code section 54.02 certifying a child to stand trial as an adult, the court must inform the child and the child’s attorney, orally on the record and in writing in the certification order, that:
(a) the child may immediately appeal the certification order under Family Code section 56.01; and
(b) the appeal is accelerated under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 28.1.
Notes and Comments
Comment to 2023 change: This rule is adopted to implement Texas Family Code section 56.01(h-1).