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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 17.293 — Delivery of order for emergency protection to other persons

Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

Part of Chapter 17: BAIL, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 17.293

Statutory text current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Texas.

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 17.293Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

The magistrate or the clerk of the magistrate's court issuing an order for emergency protection under Article 17.292 that suspends a license to carry a handgun shall immediately send a copy of the order to the appropriate division of the Department of Public Safety at its Austin headquarters. On receipt of the order suspending the license, the department shall: (1) record the suspension of the license in the records of the department; (2) report the suspension to local law enforcement agencies, as appropriate; and (3) demand surrender of the suspended license from the license holder.

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