Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - CRIM P Art. 42.23. Notification of Court of Family Violence Conviction
Current as of April 14, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
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(a) In this article, “family violence” has the meaning assigned by Section 71.004, Family Code.
(b) If the attorney representing the state in a criminal case involving family violence learns that the defendant is subject to the jurisdiction of another court relating to an order that provides for the appointment of a conservator or that sets the terms and conditions of conservatorship or for possession of or access to a child, the attorney representing the state shall notify the court in which the defendant is being tried of the existence of the order and the identity of the court of continuing jurisdiction.
(c) On the conviction or entry of an order deferring adjudication of a defendant for an offense involving family violence, the convicting court or the court entering the order shall notify the court of continuing jurisdiction of the conviction or deferred adjudication.
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