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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 7B.002 — Temporary ex parte order
Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 7B: PROTECTIVE ORDERS, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.
Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 7B.002
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) If the court finds from the information contained in an application for a protective order that there is a clear and present danger of conduct described by Article 7B.001 (a)(1) or (2) or other harm to the applicant, the court, without further notice to the alleged offender and without a hearing, may issue a temporary ex parte order for the protection of the applicant or any other member of the applicant's family or household. (b) For purposes of this article, a military protective order issued to a person because the person was a reported victim of an offense under Section 22.011 , 22.012 , or 22.021 , Penal Code, constitutes sufficient information for a court to find there is a clear and present danger of sexual assault or abuse or other harm to the applicant.
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