Texas § 7B.052 REQUIRED FINDINGS; ISSUANCE OF PROTECTIVE ORDER.

Texas Statutes

§ 7B.052 — REQUIRED FINDINGS; ISSUANCE OF PROTECTIVE ORDER.

Texas § 7B.052

Code CRCode of Criminal Procedure

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Bluebook

Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Code Ann. § 7B.052 (2026).

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Art. 7B.052. REQUIRED FINDINGS; ISSUANCE OF PROTECTIVE ORDER. The court shall issue a protective order in the manner provided by Title 4, Family Code, 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 Section 42.072 , Penal Code, was committed; and

(2)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 engage in conduct prohibited by Section 42.072 (a)(1), (2), or (3), Penal Code.

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Art. 7B.052. REQUIRED FINDINGS; ISSUANCE OF PROTECTIVE ORDER. The court shall issue a protective order in the manner provided by Title 4, Family Code, 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 Section 42.072 , Penal Code, was committed; and
(2) 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 engage in conduct prohibited by Section 42.072 (a)(1), (2), or (3), Penal Code.

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 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 688 (H.B. 1432 ), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2023.