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TX Fam Code § 84.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 84 - Hearing|Section 84.002. Extended Time for Hearing in District Court in Certain Counties

Sec. 84.002.  EXTENDED TIME FOR HEARING IN DISTRICT COURT IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.  (a)  On the request of the prosecuting attorney in a county with a population of more than two million or in a county in a judicial district that is composed of more than one county, the district court shall set the hearing on a date and time not later than 20 days after the date the application is filed or 20 days after the date a request is made to reschedule a hearing under Section 84.003.(b)  The district court shall grant the request of the prosecuting attorney for an extended time in which to hold a hearing on a protective order either on a case-by-case basis or for all cases filed under this subtitle.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1193, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Fam Code § 84.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 84 - Hearing|Section 84.003. Hearing Rescheduled for Failure of Service

Sec. 84.003.  HEARING RESCHEDULED FOR FAILURE OF SERVICE.  (a)  If a hearing set under this chapter is not held because of the failure of a respondent to receive service of notice of an application for a protective order, the applicant may request the court to reschedule the hearing.(b)  Except as provided by Section 84.002, the date for a rescheduled hearing shall be not later than 14 days after the date the request is made.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 84.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 84 - Hearing|Section 84.004. Hearing Rescheduled for Insufficient Notice

Sec. 84.004.  HEARING RESCHEDULED FOR INSUFFICIENT NOTICE.  (a)  If a respondent receives service of notice of an application for a protective order within 48 hours before the time set for the hearing, on request by the respondent, the court shall reschedule the hearing for a date not later than 14 days after the date set for the hearing.(b)  The respondent is not entitled to additional service for a hearing rescheduled under this section.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 84.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 84 - Hearing|Section 84.005. Legislative Continuance

Sec. 84.005.  LEGISLATIVE CONTINUANCE.  If a proceeding for which a legislative continuance is sought under Section 30.003, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, includes an application for a protective order, the continuance is discretionary with the court.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 6.10(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Fam Code § 84.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 84 - Hearing|Section 84.006. Hearsay Statement of Child Victim of Family Violence

Sec. 84.006.  HEARSAY STATEMENT OF CHILD VICTIM OF FAMILY VIOLENCE.  In a hearing on an application for a protective order, a statement made by a child 12 years of age or younger that describes alleged family violence against the child is admissible as evidence in the same manner that a child's statement regarding alleged abuse against the child is admissible under Section 104.006 in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 59 (H.B. 905), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Fam Code § 86.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 86 - Law Enforcement Duties Relating to Protective Orders|Section 86.001. Adoption of Procedures by Law Enforcement Agency

Sec. 86.001.  ADOPTION OF PROCEDURES BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.  (a)  To ensure that law enforcement officers responding to calls are aware of the existence and terms of protective orders issued under this subtitle, each law enforcement agency shall establish procedures in the agency to provide adequate information or access to information for law enforcement officers of the names of each person protected by an order issued under this subtitle and of each person against whom protective orders are directed.(b)  A law enforcement agency may enter a protective order in the agency's computer records of outstanding warrants as notice that the order has been issued and is currently in effect.  On receipt of notification by a clerk of court that the court has vacated or dismissed an order, the law enforcement agency shall remove the order from the agency's computer record of outstanding warrants.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 86.0011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 86 - Law Enforcement Duties Relating to Protective Orders|Section 86.0011. Duty to Enter Information Into Statewide Law Enforcement Information System

Sec. 86.0011.  DUTY TO ENTER INFORMATION INTO STATEWIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM.  (a)  On receipt of an original or modified protective order from the clerk of the issuing court, or on receipt of information pertaining to the date of confinement or imprisonment or date of release of a person subject to the protective order, a law enforcement agency shall immediately, but not later than the third business day after the date the order or information is received, enter the information required by Section 411.042(b)(6), Government Code, into the statewide law enforcement information system maintained by the Department of Public Safety.(b)  In this section, "business day" means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or state or national holiday.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 35, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 243 (S.B. 737), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 787 (H.B. 39), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Fam Code § 86.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 86 - Law Enforcement Duties Relating to Protective Orders|Section 86.002. Duty to Provide Information to Firearms Dealers

Sec. 86.002.  DUTY TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO FIREARMS DEALERS.  (a)  On receipt of a request for a law enforcement information system record check of a prospective transferee by a licensed firearms dealer under the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, 18 U.S.C. Section 922, the chief law enforcement officer shall determine whether the Department of Public Safety has in the department's law enforcement information system a record indicating the existence of an active protective order directed to the prospective transferee.(b)  If the department's law enforcement information system indicates the existence of an active protective order directed to the prospective transferee, the chief law enforcement officer shall immediately advise the dealer that the transfer is prohibited.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 86.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 86 - Law Enforcement Duties Relating to Protective Orders|Section 86.003. Court Order for Law Enforcement Assistance Under Temporary Order

Sec. 86.003.  COURT ORDER FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE UNDER TEMPORARY ORDER.  On request by an applicant obtaining a temporary ex parte protective order that excludes the respondent from the respondent's residence, the court granting the temporary 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(4)  protect the applicant if the respondent refuses to vacate the residence while the applicant takes possession of the applicant's necessary personal property.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 852, Sec. 1, eff. June 18. 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 86.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 86 - Law Enforcement Duties Relating to Protective Orders|Section 86.004. Court Order for Law Enforcement Assistance Under Final Order

Sec. 86.004.  COURT ORDER FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE UNDER FINAL ORDER.  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.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 852, Sec. 2, eff. June 18, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 86.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 86 - Law Enforcement Duties Relating to Protective Orders|Section 86.005. Protective Order From Another Jurisdiction

Sec. 86.005.  PROTECTIVE ORDER FROM ANOTHER JURISDICTION.  To ensure that law enforcement officers responding to calls are aware of the existence and terms of a protective order from another jurisdiction, each law enforcement agency shall establish procedures in the agency to provide adequate information or access to information for law enforcement officers regarding the name of each person protected by an order rendered in another jurisdiction and of each person against whom the protective order is directed.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1193, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 48, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 87.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 87 - Modification of Protective Orders|Section 87.001. Modification of Protective Order

Sec. 87.001.  MODIFICATION OF PROTECTIVE ORDER.  On the motion of any party, the court, after notice and hearing, may modify an existing protective order to:(1)  exclude any item included in the order;  or(2)  include any item that could have been included in the order.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 87.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 87 - Modification of Protective Orders|Section 87.002. Modification May Not Extend Duration of Order

Sec. 87.002.  MODIFICATION MAY NOT EXTEND DURATION OF ORDER.  A protective order may not be modified to extend the period of the order's validity beyond the second anniversary of the date the original order was rendered or beyond the date the order expires under Section 85.025(a-1) or (c), whichever date occurs later.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1160, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 627 (S.B. 789), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Fam Code § 87.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 87 - Modification of Protective Orders|Section 87.003. Notification of Motion to Modify

Sec. 87.003.  NOTIFICATION OF MOTION TO MODIFY.  Notice of a motion to modify a protective order is sufficient if delivery of the motion is attempted on the respondent at the respondent's last known address by registered or certified mail as provided by Rule 21a, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 87.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 87 - Modification of Protective Orders|Section 87.004. Change of Address or Telephone Number

Sec. 87.004.  CHANGE OF ADDRESS OR TELEPHONE NUMBER.  (a)  If a protective order contains the address or telephone number of a person protected by the order, of the place of employment or business of the person, or of the child-care facility or school of a child protected by the order and that information is not confidential under Section 85.007, the person protected by the order may file a notification of change of address or telephone number with the court that rendered the order to modify the information contained in the order.(b)  The clerk of the court shall attach the notification of change to the protective order and shall deliver a copy of the notification to the respondent by registered or certified mail as provided by Rule 21a, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.(c)  The filing of a notification of change of address or telephone number and the attachment of the notification to a protective order does not affect the validity of the order.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1193, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Fam Code § 88.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 88 - Uniform Interstate Enforcement of Protective Orders Act|Section 88.001. Short Title

Sec. 88.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Interstate Enforcement of Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 48, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 88.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 88 - Uniform Interstate Enforcement of Protective Orders Act|Section 88.002. Definitions

Sec. 88.002.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Foreign protective order" means a protective order issued by a tribunal of another state.(2)  "Issuing state" means the state in which a tribunal issues a protective order.(3)  "Mutual foreign protective order" means a foreign protective order that includes provisions issued in favor of both the protected individual seeking enforcement of the order and the respondent. (4)  "Protected individual" means an individual protected by a protective order.(5)  "Protective order" means an injunction or other order, issued by a tribunal under the domestic violence or family violence laws or another law of the issuing state, to prevent an individual from engaging in violent or threatening acts against, harassing, contacting or communicating with, or being in physical proximity to another individual.(6)  "Respondent" means the individual against whom enforcement of a protective order is sought.(7)  "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or a territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.  The term includes a military tribunal of the United States, an Indian tribe or band, and an Alaskan native village that has jurisdiction to issue protective orders.(8)  "Tribunal" means a court, agency, or other entity authorized by law to issue or modify a protective order.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 48, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 88.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 88 - Uniform Interstate Enforcement of Protective Orders Act|Section 88.003. Judicial Enforcement of Order

Sec. 88.003.  JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT OF ORDER.  (a)  A tribunal of this state shall enforce the terms of a foreign protective order, including a term that provides relief that a tribunal of this state would not have power to provide but for this section.  The tribunal shall enforce the order regardless of whether the order was obtained by independent action or in another proceeding, if the order is an order issued in response to a complaint, petition, or motion filed by or on behalf of an individual seeking protection.  In a proceeding to enforce a foreign protective order, the tribunal shall follow the procedures of this state for the enforcement of protective orders.(b)  A tribunal of this state shall enforce the provisions of the foreign protective order that govern the possession of and access to a child if the provisions were issued in accordance with the jurisdictional requirements governing the issuance of possession and access orders in the issuing state.(c)  A tribunal of this state may enforce a provision of the foreign protective order relating to child support if the order was issued in accordance with the jurisdictional requirements of Chapter 159 and the federal Full Faith and Credit for Child Support Orders Act, 28 U.S.C. Section 1738B, as amended.(d)  A foreign protective order is valid if the order:(1)  names the protected individual and the respondent;(2)  is currently in effect;(3)  was rendered by a tribunal that had jurisdiction over the parties and the subject matter under the law of the issuing state;  and(4)  was rendered after the respondent was given reasonable notice and an opportunity to be heard consistent with the right to due process, either:(A)  before the tribunal issued the order;  or(B)  in the case of an ex parte order, within a reasonable time after the order was rendered.(e)  A protected individual seeking enforcement of a foreign protective order establishes a prima facie case for its validity by presenting an order that is valid on its face.(f)  It is an affirmative defense in an action seeking enforcement of a foreign protective order that the order does not meet the requirements for a valid order under Subsection (d).(g)  A tribunal of this state may enforce the provisions of a mutual foreign protective order that favor a respondent only if:(1)  the respondent filed a written pleading seeking a protective order from the tribunal of the issuing state;  and(2)  the tribunal of the issuing state made specific findings in favor of the respondent.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 48, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 88.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 88 - Uniform Interstate Enforcement of Protective Orders Act|Section 88.004. Nonjudicial Enforcement of Order

Sec. 88.004.  NONJUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT OF ORDER.  (a)  A law enforcement officer of this state, on determining that there is probable cause to believe that a valid foreign protective order exists and that the order has been violated, shall enforce the foreign protective order as if it were an order of a tribunal of this state.  A law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that a foreign protective order exists if the protected individual presents a foreign protective order that identifies both the protected individual and the respondent and on its face, is currently in effect.(b)  For the purposes of this section, a foreign protective order may be inscribed on a tangible medium or may be stored in an electronic or other medium if it is retrievable in a perceivable form.  Presentation of a certified copy of a protective order is not required for enforcement.(c)  If a protected individual does not present a foreign protective order, a law enforcement officer may determine that there is probable cause to believe that a valid foreign protective order exists by relying on any relevant information.(d)  A law enforcement officer of this state who determines that an otherwise valid foreign protective order cannot be enforced because the respondent has not been notified or served with the order shall inform the respondent of the order and make a reasonable effort to serve the order on the respondent.  After informing the respondent and attempting to serve the order, the officer shall allow the respondent a reasonable opportunity to comply with the order before enforcing the order.(e)  The registration or filing of an order in this state is not required for the enforcement of a valid foreign protective order under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 48, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 88.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 88 - Uniform Interstate Enforcement of Protective Orders Act|Section 88.005. Registration of Order

Sec. 88.005.  REGISTRATION OF ORDER.  (a)  An individual may register a foreign protective order in this state.  To register a foreign protective order, an individual shall:(1)  present a certified copy of the order to a sheriff, constable, or chief of police responsible for the registration of orders in the local computer records and in the statewide law enforcement system maintained by the Texas Department of Public Safety;  or(2)  present a certified copy of the order to the Department of Public Safety and request that the order be registered in the statewide law enforcement system maintained by the Department of Public Safety.(b)  On receipt of a foreign protective order, the agency responsible for the registration of protective orders shall register the order in accordance with this section and furnish to the individual registering the order a certified copy of the registered order.(c)  The agency responsible for the registration of protective orders shall register a foreign protective order on presentation of a copy of a protective order that has been certified by the issuing state.  A registered foreign protective order that is inaccurate or not currently in effect shall be corrected or removed from the registry in accordance with the law of this state.(d)  An individual registering a foreign protective order shall file an affidavit made by the protected individual that, to the best of the protected individual's knowledge, the order is in effect.(e)  A foreign protective order registered under this section may be entered in any existing state or federal registry of protective orders, in accordance with state or federal law.(f)  A fee may not be charged for the registration of a foreign protective order.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 48, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Fam Code § 88.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence|Subtitle B - Protective Orders|Chapter 88 - Uniform Interstate Enforcement of Protective Orders Act|Section 88.006. Immunity

Sec. 88.006.  IMMUNITY.  A state or local governmental agency, law enforcement officer, prosecuting attorney, clerk of court, or any state or local governmental official acting in an official capacity is immune from civil and criminal liability for an act or omission arising from the registration or enforcement of a foreign protective order or the detention or arrest of a person alleged to have violated a foreign protective order if the act or omission was done in good faith in an effort to comply with this chapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 48, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|