Applicability

Sec. 72.152. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only to: (1) an application for a protective order filed under: (A) Chapter 82, Family Code; (B) Subchapter A, Chapter 7B, Code of Criminal Procedure; or (C) Article 17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure, with respect to a person who is arrested for an offense involving family violence; and (2) a protective order issued under: (A) Chapter 83 or 85, Family Code; (B) Subchapter A, Chapter 7B, Code of Criminal Procedure; or (C) Article 17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure, with respect to a person who is arrested for an offense involving family violence. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 16 (S.B. 325), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019. Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 934 (H.B. 3774), Sec. 13.02, eff. September 1, 2021.