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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 17.46. Conditions For A Defendant Charged With Stalking

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Art. 17.46. CONDITIONS FOR A DEFENDANT CHARGED WITH 
STALKING.  (a) A magistrate may require as a condition of release 
on bond that a defendant charged with an offense under Section 
42.072, Penal Code, may not:
	(1)  communicate directly or indirectly with the victim;  or                   
	(2)  go to or near the residence, place of employment, or 
business of the victim or to or near a school, day-care facility, or 
similar facility where a dependent child of the victim is in 
attendance.
	(b)  If the magistrate requires the prohibition contained in 
Subsection (a)(2) of this article as a condition of release on bond, 
the magistrate shall specifically describe the prohibited 
locations and the minimum distances, if any, that the defendant 
must maintain from the locations.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 10, Sec. 2, eff. March 19, 1993.  
Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 657, Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 
1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 5, eff. Jan. 28, 1997.

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