Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 351.251 · Subchapter J. COUNTY ADULT SEXUAL ASSAULT RESPONSE TEAMS
DEFINITIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
In this subchapter:
(1) "Adult" means an individual who is not a child as defined by Section 101.003, Family Code.
(2) "Response team" means a multidisciplinary team established under this subchapter to strengthen the collaborative response and enhance health and judicial outcomes for sexual assault survivors who are adults.
(3) "Sexual assault program" means a program that:
(A) operates independently from a law enforcement agency or prosecutor's office;
(B) is operated by a local public or private nonprofit corporation either independently or as part of a municipal, county, or state agency; and
(C) provides the minimum services, as defined by Section 420.003, Government Code, to adult survivors of stranger and non-stranger sexual assault.
(4) "Survivor" means an individual who is a victim of a sexual assault or other sex offense, regardless of whether a police report is filed for the incident.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 568 (S.B. 476), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.351.htm
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