Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 61.0021
This is the official text of Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 61.0021, part of Texas’s Civil Practice and Remedies Code — sets procedural rules and available remedies for civil lawsuits.
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§ 61.0021. GROUNDS FOR ATTACHMENT IN SUIT FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT.
Official statutory text
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, attachment is available to a plaintiff who:
(1) has general grounds for issuance under Sections 61.001(2) and (3); and
(2) institutes a suit for personal injury arising as a result of conduct that violates:
(A) Section 22.011(a)(2), Penal Code (sexual assault of a child);
(B) Section 22.021(a)(1)(B), Penal Code (aggravated sexual assault of a child);
(C) Section 21.02, Penal Code (continuous sexual abuse of young child or disabled individual); or
(D) Section 21.11, Penal Code (indecency with a child).
(b) A court may issue a writ of attachment in a suit described by Subsection (a) in an amount the court determines to be appropriate to provide for the counseling and medical needs of the plaintiff.
(1) has general grounds for issuance under Sections 61.001(2) and (3); and
(2) institutes a suit for personal injury arising as a result of conduct that violates:
(A) Section 22.011(a)(2), Penal Code (sexual assault of a child);
(B) Section 22.021(a)(1)(B), Penal Code (aggravated sexual assault of a child);
(C) Section 21.02, Penal Code (continuous sexual abuse of young child or disabled individual); or
(D) Section 21.11, Penal Code (indecency with a child).
(b) A court may issue a writ of attachment in a suit described by Subsection (a) in an amount the court determines to be appropriate to provide for the counseling and medical needs of the plaintiff.
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