Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 7A.03. Required Findings; Issuance Of Protective Order

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Art. 7A.03. REQUIRED FINDINGS;  ISSUANCE OF PROTECTIVE 
ORDER.  (a) At the close of a hearing on an application for a 
protective order under this chapter, the court shall find whether 
there are reasonable grounds to believe that the applicant is:
	(1)  the victim of a sexual assault;  and                                      
	(2)  the subject of a threat that reasonably places the 
applicant in fear of further harm from the alleged offender.
	(b)  If the court finds reasonable grounds to believe that 
the applicant is the victim of a sexual assault and is the subject 
of a threat that reasonably places the applicant in fear of further 
harm from the alleged offender, the court shall issue a protective 
order that includes a statement of the required findings.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 836, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.           

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