Art. 5A.014. REFERRAL TO MEDIATION, ARBITRATION, DISPUTE RESOLUTION, OR SIMILAR PROCEDURE PROHIBITED IN CRIMINAL PROSECUTION. Notwithstanding Article 26.13(g) or 42A.301(b)(14), in a criminal prosecution arising from family violence a court may not refer or order the victim or the defendant involved to mediation, arbitration, dispute resolution, or another similar procedure. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 202 (H.B. 1610), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2027.
Referral To Mediation, Arbitration, Dispute Resolution, Or Similar Procedure Prohibited In Criminal Prosecution
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 5A.014, under Chapter 5A.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 5A.014