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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 42.24 — Prohibiting contact with victim

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

Part of Chapter 42: JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 42.24

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. 42.24Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

If a defendant's sentence includes a term of confinement or imprisonment, the convicting court may, as part of the sentence, prohibit the defendant from contacting, during the term of the defendant's confinement or imprisonment, the victim of the offense of which the defendant is convicted or a member of the victim's family.

Official sources

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 42.24 (official source deep link)
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