Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
§ 7B.002 — TEMPORARY EX PARTE ORDER
CR § 7B.002Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 7B. PROTECTIVE ORDERS · Art. A. PROTECTIVE ORDER FOR VICTIMS OF CERTAIN SEXUAL, STALKING, TRAFFICKING, OR BURGLARY OFFENSES
Statute text
View on source(a)If the court finds from the information contained in an application for a protective order that there is a clear and present danger of conduct described by Article 7B.001(a)(1) or (2) or other harm to the applicant, the court, without further notice to the alleged offender and without a hearing, may issue a temporary ex parte order for the protection of the applicant or any other member of the applicant's family or household.
(b)For purposes of this article, a military protective order issued to a person because the person was a reported victim of an offense under Section 22.011, 22.012, or 22.021, Penal Code, constitutes sufficient information for a court to find there is a clear and present danger of sexual assault or abuse or other harm to the applicant. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2021. Amended by:
Legislative history
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 846 (S.B. 623), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 3607), Sec. 4.002(c), eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 251 (H.B. 2596), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2025.