Texas Code of Criminal Procedure 56A.001 – Definitions
Terms Used In Texas Code of Criminal Procedure 56A.001
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, in this chapter:
(1) “Board” means the Board of Pardons and Paroles.
(2) “Clearinghouse” means the Texas Crime Victim Clearinghouse.
(3) “Close relative of a deceased victim” means a person who:
(A) was the spouse of a deceased victim at the time of the victim’s death; or
(B) is a parent or adult brother, sister, or child of a deceased victim.
(4) “Department” means the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
(5) “Guardian of a victim” means a person who is the legal guardian of the victim, regardless of whether the legal relationship between the guardian and victim exists because of the age of the victim or the physical or mental incompetency of the victim.
(6) “Sexual assault” means an offense under the following provisions of the Penal Code:
(A) § 21.02;
(B) § 21.11(a)(1);
(C) § 22.011; or
(D) § 22.021.
(6-a) “Sexual assault examiner” and “sexual assault nurse examiner” have the meanings assigned by § 420.003, Government Code.
(7) “Victim” means a person who:
(A) is the victim of the offense of:
(i) sexual assault;
(ii) kidnapping;
(iii) aggravated robbery;
(iv) trafficking of persons; or
(v) injury to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual; or
(B) has suffered personal injury or death as a result of the criminal conduct of another.