Texas § 7B.003 REQUIRED FINDINGS; ISSUANCE OF PROTECTIVE ORDER.

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§ 7B.003 — REQUIRED FINDINGS; ISSUANCE OF PROTECTIVE ORDER.

Texas § 7B.003

Code CRCode of Criminal Procedure

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Bluebook

Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Code Ann. § 7B.003 (2026).

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Art. 7B.003. REQUIRED FINDINGS; ISSUANCE OF PROTECTIVE ORDER.

(a)At the close of a hearing on an application for a protective order under this subchapter, the court shall find whether there are reasonable grounds to believe that the applicant is the victim of an offense listed in Article 7B.001 (a)(1) or (2).

(b)If the court finds that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the applicant is the victim of an offense listed in Article 7B.001 (a)(1) or (2), the court shall issue a protective order that includes a statement of the required findings.

(c)An offender's conviction of or placement on deferred adjudication community supervision for an offense listed in Article 7B.001 (a)(1) or (2) constitutes reasonable grounds under Subsection (a).

(d)The court shall use the standardized

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Art. 7B.003. REQUIRED FINDINGS; ISSUANCE OF PROTECTIVE ORDER. (a) At the close of a hearing on an application for a protective order under this subchapter, the court shall find whether there are reasonable grounds to believe that the applicant is the victim of an offense listed in Article 7B.001 (a)(1) or (2).
(b) If the court finds that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the applicant is the victim of an offense listed in Article 7B.001 (a)(1) or (2), the court shall issue a protective order that includes a statement of the required findings.
(c) An offender's conviction of or placement on deferred adjudication community supervision for an offense listed in Article 7B.001 (a)(1) or (2) constitutes reasonable grounds under Subsection (a).
(d) The court shall use the standardized protective order form created by the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System under Section 72.039 , Government Code, to issue a protective order under this article.
(e) A court's failure to use the standardized protective order form as required under Subsection (d) does not affect the validity or enforceability of the protective order issued.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173 ), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2021. Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 787 (H.B. 39 ), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 3607 ), Sec. 4.002(d), eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1037 (S.B. 48 ), Sec. 3, eff. June 18, 2023. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 251 (H.B. 2596 ), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2025.