Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 5A.013 · Chapter 5A. PREVENTING, INVESTIGATING, AND PROSECUTING FAMILY VIOLENCE
DELAY OR DISMISSAL OF PROSECUTION BASED ON STATUS OF CERTAIN CIVIL PROCEEDINGS PROHIBITED.
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Text of article effective on April 01, 2027
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
A prosecuting attorney or a court may not:
(1) dismiss or delay any criminal proceeding that involves a prosecution for an offense that constitutes family violence because a civil proceeding is pending or not pending; or
(2) require proof that a complaining witness, victim, or defendant is a party to a suit for the dissolution of a marriage or a suit affecting the parent-child relationship before presenting a criminal allegation to a grand jury, filing an information, or otherwise proceeding with the prosecution of a criminal case.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 202 (H.B. 1610), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2027.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.5A.htm
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