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Court grants deferred adjudication to Amber Salazar with family-violence finding and probation conditions
Summary
Amber Salazar pleaded no contest to injury to a child; the court deferred adjudication, found affirmative family violence, and ordered probation conditions including parenting classes, TAP evaluation, no unsupervised contact with minors and 200 hours community service (100 hours waivable for parenting classes).
Amber Nicole Salazar appeared before Judge Stephanie Boyd and entered a no-contest plea to injury to a child, elderly or disabled (with an affirmative family-violence finding). The court granted deferred adjudication for five years and ordered a $1,500 probated fine and conditions designed to protect the child and address underlying needs.
Under the court’s order the state recommended and the court required anger-management and parenting classes, a TAP evaluation (and follow-up on recommendations), monthly field visits by probation, regular random drug testing, proof of employment within 30 days, and prohibitions on home-health work or unsupervised contact with minors. The court noted the child-protection context; probation was instructed to ensure there is no unsupervised contact with minors and to coordinate with CPS as necessary.
The court explained that because the plea produced an affirmative finding of family violence, Salazar will be barred from being designated the primary custodial parent and from owning or possessing weapons or ammunition under applicable law. The probation term and conditions will be monitored and enforced by probation; the court asked probation to confirm compliance and scheduled standard reporting.
