Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 5A.012
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 5A.012, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 5A.012.
Official statutory text
Art. 5A.012. PROSECUTOR'S FILING OF PROTECTIVE ORDER: PROHIBITED CONSIDERATION; AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE INFORMATION. A prosecuting attorney's decision to file an application for a protective order under Title 4, Family Code, should be made without regard to whether a criminal complaint has been filed by the applicant. A prosecuting attorney may require the applicant to provide to a local law enforcement agency information relating to the facts alleged in the application for an offense report.
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