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By:  Nelson                                                       S.B. No. 55 


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to protective orders when family violence occurs between 
minors.   
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Subsection (c), Section 82.002, Family Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	(c)  Any adult may apply for a protective order to protect a 
child from family violence under Section 71.004 (1), (2) or (3). 
With regard to family violence under Section 71.004(3) where both 
parties are children 14 years or older, a child may be subject to a 
protective order as a respondent, provided service of the child and 
the child's parent, legal guardian or person having physical 
custody, care and supervision of the child is effected by the 
procedure set out in Section 82.043 (f)
	SECTION 2.  Subsection (f), Section 82.043, Family Code, is 
added to read as follows:
	(f)  Service of notice of an application for a protective 
order in which a child 14 years or older is the respondent under 
Section 82.002 (c) must be served on:
		(1)  the child named as respondent in the application; 
and           
		(2)  the child's parent, legal guardian or any person 
having physical custody, care and supervision of the child.

Service of the application must require the persons served to 
appear before the court at the time set to respond. The court shall 
require the person having physical custody or control of the child 
to bring the child to the hearing.
	SECTION 3.  This act takes effect September 1, 2005.