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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to protective orders against certain persons who are |
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convicted of or placed on deferred adjudication community |
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supervision for an offense involving family violence. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 81, Family Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 81.0015 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 81.0015. PRESUMPTION. For purposes of this subtitle, |
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there is a presumption that family violence has occurred and is |
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likely to occur in the future if: |
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(1) the respondent has been convicted of or placed on |
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deferred adjudication community supervision for any of the |
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following offenses against the child for whom the petition is |
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filed: |
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(A) an offense under Title 5, Penal Code, for |
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which the court has made an affirmative finding that the offense |
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involved family violence under Article 42.013, Code of Criminal |
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Procedure; or |
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(B) an offense under Title 6, Penal Code; |
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(2) the respondent's parental rights with respect to |
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the child have been terminated; and |
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(3) the respondent is seeking or attempting to seek |
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contact with the child. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a request for a protective order that is filed on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. A request for a protective order filed |
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before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in |
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effect on the date the request is filed, and the former law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |