Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 7B.003
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 7B.003, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 7B.003. REQUIRED FINDINGS; ISSUANCE OF PROTECTIVE ORDER.
Official statutory text
(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.
(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.
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