Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 61.0021 · Subchapter A. AVAILABILITY OF REMEDY
GROUNDS FOR ATTACHMENT IN SUIT FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, attachment is available to a plaintiff who:
(1) has general grounds for issuance under Sections 61.001(2) and (3); and
(2) institutes a suit for personal injury arising as a result of conduct that violates:
(A) Section 22.011(a)(2), Penal Code (sexual assault of a child);
(B) Section 22.021(a)(1)(B), Penal Code (aggravated sexual assault of a child);
(C) Section 21.02, Penal Code (continuous sexual abuse of young child or disabled individual); or
(D) Section 21.11, Penal Code (indecency with a child).
(b) A court may issue a writ of attachment in a suit described by Subsection (a) in an amount the court determines to be appropriate to provide for the counseling and medical needs of the plaintiff.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 946 (H.B. 3246), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.
Amended by:
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 221 (H.B. 375), Sec. 2.04, eff. September 1, 2021.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.61.htm
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- Tex. Penal Code § 21.02CONTINUOUS SEXUAL ABUSE OF YOUNG CHILD OR DISABLED INDIVIDUAL.Printed as Section 21.02, Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 21.11INDECENCY WITH A CHILD.Printed as Section 21.11, Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 22.011SEXUAL ASSAULT.Printed as Section 22.011(a)(2), Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 22.021AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT.Printed as Section 22.021(a)(1)(B), Penal Code
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