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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 5.08. Mediation In Family Violence Cases

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Art. 5.08. MEDIATION IN FAMILY VIOLENCE 
CASES.  Notwithstanding Article 26.13(g) or Section 11(a)(16), 
Article 42.12, of this code, in a criminal prosecution arising from 
family violence, as that term is defined by Section 71.004, Family 
Code, a court shall not refer or order the victim or the defendant 
involved to mediation, dispute resolution, arbitration, or other 
similar procedures.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 389, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.           

Last modified: August 10, 2007