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| 1 | 1 | 88R667 MLH-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Middleton S.B. No. 431 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to local regulation to enforce child custody orders; | |
| 8 | 8 | authorizing a civil penalty. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Chapter 157, Family Code, is amended by adding | |
| 11 | 11 | Subchapter K to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | SUBCHAPTER K. LOCAL REGULATION AND ENFORCEMENT | |
| 13 | 13 | Sec. 157.551. CIVIL PENALTY FOR INTERFERENCE WITH CHILD | |
| 14 | 14 | CUSTODY ORDER. A municipality or county in this state may adopt an | |
| 15 | 15 | ordinance or order that imposes a civil penalty of not more than | |
| 16 | 16 | $500 for engaging in conduct described by Section 25.03, Penal | |
| 17 | 17 | Code. | |
| 18 | 18 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |