Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 61.022 · Subchapter B. ISSUANCE
AFFIDAVIT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), to apply for a writ of attachment, a plaintiff or the plaintiff's agent or attorney must file with the court an affidavit that states:
(1) general grounds for issuance under Sections 61.001(1), (2), and (3);
(2) the amount of the demand; and
(3) specific grounds for issuance under Section 61.002.
(a-1) To apply for a writ of attachment under Section 61.0021, a plaintiff or the plaintiff's agent or attorney must file with the court an affidavit that states:
(1) general grounds for issuance under Sections 61.001(2) and (3);
(2) specific grounds for issuance under Section 61.0021(a); and
(3) the amount of the demand based on the estimated cost of counseling and medical needs of the plaintiff.
(b) The affidavit shall be filed with the papers of the case.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 946 (H.B. 3246), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.61.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Civil Practice and Remedies Code
- Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 61.001GENERAL GROUNDS.Printed as Sections 61.001(1) | Sections 61.001(2)
- Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 61.002SPECIFIC GROUNDS.Printed as Section 61.002
- Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 61.0021GROUNDS FOR ATTACHMENT IN SUIT FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT.Printed as Section 61.0021 | Section 61.0021(a)
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