Tex. Government Code § 72.153
This is the official text of Tex. Government Code § 72.153, part of Texas’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of Texas state and local government.
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§ 72.153. PROTECTIVE ORDER REGISTRY.
Official statutory text
(a) In consultation with the Department of Public Safety and the courts of this state, the office shall establish and maintain a centralized Internet-based registry for applications for protective orders filed in this state and protective orders issued in this state.
(b) The office shall establish and maintain the registry in a manner that allows municipal and county case management systems to easily interface with the registry.
(b) The office shall establish and maintain the registry in a manner that allows municipal and county case management systems to easily interface with the registry.
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