Texas statute
Tex. Fam. Code § 86.004 — Court order for law enforcement assistance under final order
Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 86: LAW ENFORCEMENT DUTIES RELATING TO PROTECTIVE ORDERS, Texas Family Code.
Full text of Tex. Fam. Code § 86.004
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.
On request by an applicant obtaining a final protective order that excludes the respondent from the respondent's residence, the court granting the final order shall render a written order to the sheriff, constable, or chief of police to provide a law enforcement officer from the department of the chief of police, constable, or sheriff to: (1) accompany the applicant to the residence covered by the order; (2) inform the respondent that the court has ordered that the respondent be excluded from the residence; (3) protect the applicant while the applicant takes possession of the residence and the respondent takes possession of the respondent's necessary personal property; and (4) if the respondent refuses to vacate the residence: (A) remove the respondent from the residence; and (B) arrest the respondent for violating the court order.
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