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(a) On a finding of contempt, the juvenile court may commit the person to the county jail for a term not to exceed six months or may impose a fine in an amount not to exceed $500, or both.
(b) The court may impose only a single jail sentence not to exceed six months or a single fine not to exceed $500, or both, during an enforcement proceeding, without regard to whether the court has entered multiple findings of contempt.
(c) On a finding of contempt in an enforcement proceeding, the juvenile court may, instead of issuing a commitment to jail, enter an order requiring the person's future conduct to comply with the court's previous orders.
(d) Violation of an order entered under Subsection (c) may be the basis of a new enforcement proceeding.
(e) The juvenile court may assign a juvenile probation officer to assist a person in complying with a court order issued under Subsection (c).
(f) A juvenile court may reduce a term of incarceration or reduce payment of all or part of a fine at any time before the sentence is fully served or the fine fully paid.
(g) A juvenile court may reduce the burden of complying with a court order issued under Subsection (c) at any time before the order is fully satisfied, but may not increase the burden except following a new finding of contempt in a new enforcement proceeding.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Family Code - FAM § 61.057. Punishment for Contempt - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/family-code/fam-sect-61-057/
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