Texas Family Code Title 4, Chapter 88 - Uniform Interstate Enforcement Of Protective Orders Act

• Texas Section 88.001 - Short Title
  This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Interstate Enforcement of Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 48, Sec....
• Texas Section 88.002 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Foreign protective order" means a protective order issued by a tribunal of another state. (2) "Issuing state" means the state in...
• Texas Section 88.003 - Judicial Enforcement Of Order
  (a) A tribunal of this state shall enforce the terms of a foreign protective order, including a term that provides relief that a tribunal of...
• Texas Section 88.004 - Nonjudicial Enforcement Of Order
  (a) A law enforcement officer of this state, on determining that there is probable cause to believe that a valid foreign protective order exists and...
• Texas Section 88.005 - Registration Of Order
  (a) An individual may register a foreign protective order in this state. To register a foreign protective order, an individual shall: (1) present a certified...
• Texas Section 88.006 - Immunity
  A state or local governmental agency, law enforcement officer, prosecuting attorney, clerk of court, or any state or local governmental official acting in an official...
• Texas Section 88.007 - Other Remedies
  A protected individual who pursues a remedy under this chapter is not precluded from pursuing other legal or equitable remedies against the respondent. Added by...
• Texas Section 88.008 - Uniformity Of Application And Construction
  In applying and construing this chapter, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter...

Last modified: September 28, 2016