88R13263 JSC-D
By: Thierry H.B. No. 2869
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the duration of certain protective orders.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article 7B.007, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
amended by adding Subsection (a-2) to read as follows:
(a-2) The court may issue a protective order effective for
the duration of the lives of the offender and victim if the offender
is not otherwise described by Subsection (a-1) and the victim
requests the issuance of the order.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to a protective order issued on or after the effective date of this
Act. A protective order issued before the effective date of this
Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the order was
issued, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.