Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 7B.101
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 7B.101, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 7B.101. REQUEST FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER.
Official statutory text
A person may request the court to issue a protective order under Title 4, Family Code, for the protection of the person at any proceeding:
(1) in which the defendant appears in constitutional county court, statutory county court, or district court;
(2) that is related to an offense under Title 5, Penal Code, or Section 28.02, 28.03, or 28.08, Penal Code; and
(3) in which it is alleged that the defendant committed the offense because of bias or prejudice as described by Article 42.014.
(1) in which the defendant appears in constitutional county court, statutory county court, or district court;
(2) that is related to an offense under Title 5, Penal Code, or Section 28.02, 28.03, or 28.08, Penal Code; and
(3) in which it is alleged that the defendant committed the offense because of bias or prejudice as described by Article 42.014.
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