Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 7B > Subchapter B – Stalking Protective Order
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| § 7B.051 | Request for Protective Order |
| § 7B.052 | Required Findings; Issuance of Protective Order |
| § 7B.053 | Enforcement |
Terms Used In Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 7B > Subchapter B - Stalking Protective Order
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- General-law municipality: means a municipality designated by Chapter Texas Local Government Code 1.005
- Home-rule municipality: means a municipality designated by Chapter Texas Local Government Code 1.005
- Municipality: means a general-law municipality, home-rule municipality, or special-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
- 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
- Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Signed: includes any symbol executed or adopted by a person with present intention to authenticate a writing. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005