Tex. Fam. Code § 71.004 · Chapter 71. DEFINITIONS
FAMILY VIOLENCE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
"Family violence" means:
(1) an act by a member of a family or household against another member of the family or household that is intended to result in physical harm, bodily injury, assault, or sexual assault or that is a threat that reasonably places the member in fear of imminent physical harm, bodily injury, assault, or sexual assault, but does not include defensive measures to protect oneself;
(2) abuse, as that term is defined by Sections 261.001(1)(C), (E), (G), (H), (I), (J), (K), and (M), by a member of a family or household toward a child of the family or household; or
(3) dating violence, as that term is defined by Section 71.0021.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 91, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 117 (S.B. 817), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 319 (S.B. 11), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1136 (H.B. 249), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.
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Cited by 78 provisions
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Code of Criminal Procedure
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 5.08MEDIATION IN FAMILY VIOLENCE CASES.Printed as Section 71.004, Family Code
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 14.03AUTHORITY OF PEACE OFFICERS.Printed as Section 71.004, Family Code
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 17.03PERSONAL BOND.Printed as Section 71.004, Family Code
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 17.032RELEASE ON PERSONAL BOND OF CERTAIN DEFENDANTS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS OR INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY.Printed as Section 71.004, Family Code
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 17.15RULES FOR SETTING AMOUNT OF BAIL.Printed as Section 71.004, Family Code
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 17.152DENIAL OF BAIL FOR VIOLATION OF CERTAIN COURT ORDERS OR CONDITIONS OF BOND IN A FAMILY VIOLENCE CASE.Printed as Section 71.004, Family Code
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 17.29ACCUSED LIBERATED.Printed as Section 71.004, Family Code
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 17.291FURTHER DETENTION OF CERTAIN PERSONS.Printed as Section 71.004, Family Code
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 17.49CONDITIONS FOR DEFENDANT CHARGED WITH OFFENSE INVOLVING FAMILY VIOLENCE.Printed as Section 71.004, Family Code
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 17.50ENTRY INTO TEXAS CRIME INFORMATION CENTER OF CERTAIN INFORMATION IN CASES INVOLVING VIOLENT OFFENSES OR STALKING; DUTIES OF MAGISTRATES, SHERIFFS, AND DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.Printed as Section 71.004, Family Code
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 27.14PLEA OF GUILTY OR NOLO CONTENDERE IN MISDEMEANOR.Printed as Section 71.004, Family Code
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 29.14CONSIDERATION OF IMPACT ON CERTAIN VICTIMS.Printed as Section 71.004, Family Code
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 38.36EVIDENCE IN PROSECUTIONS FOR MURDER.Printed as Section 71.004, Family Code
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 38.48EVIDENCE IN PROSECUTION FOR TAMPERING WITH WITNESS OR PROSPECTIVE WITNESS INVOLVING FAMILY VIOLENCE.Printed as Section 71.004, Family Code
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 42.013FINDING OF FAMILY VIOLENCE.Printed as Section 71.004, Family Code
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 42.0131REQUIRED NOTICE FOR PERSONS CONVICTED OF MISDEMEANORS INVOLVING FAMILY VIOLENCE.Printed as Section 71.004, Family Code
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 42.0183NOTICE OF FAMILY VIOLENCE OFFENSES PROVIDED BY CLERK OF COURT.Printed as Section 71.004, Family Code
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 42.0373MANDATORY RESTITUTION FOR CHILD WITNESS OF FAMILY VIOLENCE.Printed as Section 71.004, Family Code
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 42.141BATTERING INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION PROGRAMPrinted as Section 71.004, Family Code
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 42.21NOTICE OF RELEASE OF FAMILY VIOLENCE OFFENDERS.Printed as Section 71.004, Family Code
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 42.23NOTIFICATION OF COURT OF FAMILY VIOLENCE CONVICTION.Printed as Section 71.004, Family Code
Family Code
- Tex. Fam. Code § 6.702WAITING PERIOD.Printed as Section 71.004
- Tex. Fam. Code § 8.051ELIGIBILITY FOR MAINTENANCE.Printed as Section 71.004
- Tex. Fam. Code § 8.052FACTORS IN DETERMINING MAINTENANCE.Printed as Section 71.004
- Tex. Fam. Code § 15.112FAMILY VIOLENCE.Printed as Section 71.004
- Tex. Fam. Code § 34.005DUTIES OF PARTIES TO AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT.Printed as Section 71.004
- Tex. Fam. Code § 54.0325DEFERRAL OF ADJUDICATION AND DISMISSAL OF CERTAIN CASES ON COMPLETION OF TEEN DATING VIOLENCE COURT PROGRAM.Printed as Section 71.004
- Tex. Fam. Code § 82.002WHO MAY FILE APPLICATION.Printed as Section 71.004(1) | Section 71.004(3)
- Tex. Fam. Code § 91.001DEFINITIONS.Printed as Section 71.004
- Tex. Fam. Code § 101.0125FAMILY VIOLENCE.Printed as Section 71.004
- Tex. Fam. Code § 105.006CONTENTS OF FINAL ORDER.Printed as Section 71.004
- Tex. Fam. Code § 153.004HISTORY OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR SEXUAL ABUSE.Printed as Section 71.004
- Tex. Fam. Code § 153.005APPOINTMENT OF SOLE OR JOINT MANAGING CONSERVATOR.Printed as Section 71.004
Government Code
- Tex. Gov't Code § 23.101PRIMARY PRIORITIES.Printed as Section 71.004, Family Code
- Tex. Gov't Code § 24.11211TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY).Printed as Section 71.004, Family Code
- Tex. Gov't Code § 25.2223TARRANT COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT PROVISIONS.Printed as Section 71.004, Family Code
- Tex. Gov't Code § 25.2292TRAVIS COUNTY COURT AT LAW PROVISIONS.Printed as Section 71.004, Family Code
Human Resources Code
Labor Code
Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 22.04INJURY TO A CHILD, ELDERLY INDIVIDUAL, OR DISABLED INDIVIDUAL.Printed as Section 71.004, Family Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 22.07TERRORISTIC THREAT.Printed as Section 71.004, Family Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 25.03INTERFERENCE WITH CHILD CUSTODY.Printed as Section 71.004, Family Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 36.05TAMPERING WITH WITNESS.Printed as Section 71.004, Family Code
Property Code
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