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Justice of the Peace seeks $200 for Teen Court training; county staff say legal restrictions limit juvenile funds
Summary
Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 requested $200 to provide lunch for volunteers at a Teen Court Academy, but county attorneys and auditors told commissioners that juvenile funds are statutorily restricted and no disbursement was made.
Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 asked the Henderson County Commissioners Court to provide $200 to pay for lunch at a Teen Court Academy training, but the court did not approve the request after county attorneys and auditors described statutory limits on juvenile funds and procedural constraints.
The nut graf: Judge Norris said the $200 request was a show of county support for a volunteer‑run Teen Court program that would train juveniles to serve as volunteer jurors and student attorneys; county legal staff said most juvenile‑designated funds are restricted by statute and a new youth‑diversion fee that became effective Jan. 1, 2025, currently has a zero balance in Henderson County.
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