Are the special procedures for traffic offenses under 17 located in the Transportation Code?

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Not addressed
• D. It depends

Answer: (B)

The special procedures for traffic offenses by juveniles under 17 are not found in the Transportation Code; they are governed by the Texas Family Code. The Transportation Code covers the offenses themselves and many general enforcement rules, but the unique juvenile procedural framework—such as intake, jurisdiction, adjudication, and disposition for offenders under 18—comes from the Family Code. So the statement is not correct because the juvenile procedures belong to the Family Code, not the Transportation Code. For a teenage driver cited for a traffic violation, the process follows the juvenile court procedures in the Family Code, while the actual offense is still defined under the Transportation Code.