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<br />Sec. 54.080. Enforcement. <br /> <br />(a) A peace officer, upon finding a minor in violation of subsection 54.078(a) will: <br /> <br />(1) Ascertain the name and address of the minor; <br /> <br />(2) Have the authority to issue a citation to the minor; and <br /> <br />(3) Order the minor to go promptly home by a direct route. <br /> <br />(b) A peace officer, upon finding a minor in violation of subsection 54.078(a), may take <br />the minor into custody and deliver the minor to a juvenile processing office if reasonable grounds <br />exist to believe the minor has engaged in delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for <br />supervision as described in V.T.c.A., Family Code 951.03. <br /> <br />(c) The parents of a minor may be cited for violation of subsection 54.078(b) upon the <br />minor receiving a second citation for violation of subsection 54.078(a). <br /> <br />Sec. 54.081. Penalty; referral to juvenile authorities. <br /> <br />Any minor who violates subsection 54.078(a) is subject to the penalty provided in section <br />1.015 and is also subject to referral to juvenile authorities under V.T.C.A., Family Code, title 3. <br /> <br />C:\TE:\lP\Curii:w readoption. doc <br /> <br />6 <br />