Texas Family Code 54.049 – Conditions of Probation for Desecrating a Cemetery or Abusing a Corpse
(a) If a juvenile court places on probation under § 54.04(d) a child adjudicated to have engaged in conduct in violation of § 28.03(f), Penal Code, involving damage or destruction inflicted on a place of human burial or under § 42.08, Penal Code, in addition to other conditions of probation, the court shall order the child to make restitution to a cemetery organization operating a cemetery affected by the conduct in an amount equal to the cost to the cemetery of repairing any damage caused by the conduct.
(b) If a juvenile court orders a child to make restitution under Subsection (a) and the child is financially unable to make the restitution, the court may order:
(1) the child to perform a specific number of hours of community service to satisfy the restitution; or
(2) a parent or other person responsible for the child’s support to make the restitution in the amount described by Subsection (a).
Terms Used In Texas Family Code 54.049
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
- Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
(c) In this section, “cemetery” and “cemetery organization” have the meanings assigned by § 711.001, Health and Safety Code.