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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 17.46 — Conditions for a defendant charged with stalking
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. 17.46
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.
(a) A magistrate may require as a condition of release on bond that a defendant charged with an offense under Section 42.072 , Penal Code, may not: (1) communicate directly or indirectly with the victim; or (2) go to or near the residence, place of employment, or business of the victim or to or near a school, day-care facility, or similar facility where a dependent child of the victim is in attendance. (b) If the magistrate requires the prohibition contained in Subsection (a)(2) of this article as a condition of release on bond, the magistrate shall specifically describe the prohibited locations and the minimum distances, if any, that the defendant must maintain from the locations.
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