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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 5.03 — Family or household relationship does not create an exception to official duties

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

Part of Chapter 5: FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 5.03

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. 5.03Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

A general duty prescribed for an officer by Chapter 2A is not waived or excepted in any family violence case or investigation because of a family or household relationship between an alleged violator and the victim of family violence. A peace officer's or a magistrate's duty to prevent the commission of criminal offenses, including acts of family violence, is not waived or excepted because of a family or household relationship between the potential violator and victim.

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