Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 7B.052
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 7B.052, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 7B.052. REQUIRED FINDINGS; ISSUANCE OF PROTECTIVE ORDER.
Official statutory text
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.
(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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