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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - CRIM P Art. § 7B.102. Required Findings; Issuance of Protective Order

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

The court shall issue a protective order in the manner provided by Title 4, Family Code,  1 if, in lieu of the finding that family violence occurred as required by Section 85.001, Family Code, the court finds that:

(1) probable cause exists to believe that an offense under Title 5, Penal Code, or Section 28.02, 28.03, or 28.08, Penal Code, was committed;

(2) the defendant committed the offense because of bias or prejudice; and

(3) the nature of the scheme or course of conduct engaged in by the defendant in committing the offense indicates the defendant is likely in the future to:

(A) engage in conduct prohibited by Title 5, Penal Code, or Section 28.02, 28.03, or 28.08, Penal Code; and

(B) engage in that conduct described by Paragraph (A) because of bias or prejudice.

1 V.T.C.A., Family Code § 71.001 et seq.
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