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Senate Bill 920 |
Senate Author: Whitmire et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-17 |
House Sponsor: Lucio III |
Senate Bill 920 amends the Property Code to include as a condition under which a person may apply for a writ authorizing entry to and property retrieval from the person's residence the person's inability to enter the residence because the current occupant poses a clear and present danger of family violence to the person or the person's dependent. The bill expands the types of personal items that an application for such a writ may seek to recover from the applicable residence. The bill authorizes a justice of the peace to issue a temporary ex parte writ authorizing entry and property retrieval without providing notice and opportunity for a hearing to the occupant if the justice makes certain findings and to take certain other actions relating to the issuance of the writ.