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Rule 306b Advice of Right to Appeal in Orders Certifying a Child TO STAND TRIAL AS AN ADULT

Section 11. Trial of Causes

When a juvenile court issues an order under Family Code section 54.02 certifying a child to stand trial as an adult, the court must inform the child and the child’s attorney, orally on the record and in writing in the certification order, that:

(a) the child may immediately appeal the certification order under Family Code section 56.01; and

(b) the appeal is accelerated under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 28.1.