JUVENILES WHO FAIL TO APPEAR OR FAIL TO SATISFY A JUDGMENT IN MUNICIPAL COURT WILL BE DENIED A DRIVER'S LICENSE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. IF THE JUVENILE ALREADY HAS A DRIVER'S LICENSE, THAT LICENSE WILL BE SUSPENDED UNTIL CRIMINAL CHARGES ARE RESOLVED.

A Summons for the child and parent are mailed to the address provided by the juvenile at the time of citation.

Attorneys Representing Juveniles are required to be present at the Juvenile docket along with the child and parent.

The municipal court has jurisdiction over juveniles (persons at least 10 years of age, but younger than 17 years of age) charged with most Class C misdemeanor offenses. All juveniles are required to appear in open court for all proceedings in their cases along with a parent or legal guardian at the date and time indicated on the summons.   Juveniles do not have to appear in court to request a compliance dismissal---a juvenile may provide the proof required to the clerk of the court and should do so PRIOR TO any court setting.

The parent of any juvenile charged in municipal court is required to be present in court with his or her child. Failure of a parent or legal guardian to appear with a juvenile constitutes a separate misdemeanor offense by the parent, and juveniles who fail to appear in court may have an additional charge of failure to appear filed against them.

In addition to the requirement to appear, juveniles (under 17 years of age) and their parent(s) have an obligation to provide the Court with their current address of residence in writing. On or before the seventh (7th) day after the date on which juveniles or their parent(s) change residence, the juvenile or his/her parent SHALL notify the court of their current address by Certified U.S. Mail, Return Receipt Requested. A violation of this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor and may result in arrest. The obligation to provide notice ends upon final disposition of charges filed from juvenile’s citation, and not when the juvenile becomes 17 years old.


Teen Court
The Hurst - Euless - Bedford Teen Court is a diversion program which allows juveniles (Class C misdemeanor offenders) an alternative to the criminal justice system. Upon successful completion of the program, offenders’ cases are dismissed and do not appear on their record. HEB Teen Court is provided by the Cities of Hurst, Euless, Bedford.

• 13-18 year olds
  Teen defendants' cases are presented to a jury of their peers by teen volunteer attorneys. Jury members assign a community service sentence according to the Discipline Grid. Defendants are allowed 90 days to complete the assigned community service hours, serve three jury terms and complete any required educational classes.
• 10-12 year olds
  The program for this age group consists of the youth and their parent/guardian observing a Teen Court session and completion of the First Offender educational/counseling program. The program includes five sessions which address decision-making, juvenile law, anger management and communication skills.

City of Hurst
Municipal Court
825-B Thousand Oaks Drive
Hurst, Texas 76054
(817) 788-7045