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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the issuance of a protective order by default. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 85.006(a), Family Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Notwithstanding Rule 107, Texas Rules of Civil |
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Procedure, a [A] court may render a protective order that is binding |
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on a respondent who does not attend a hearing if: |
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(1) the respondent received service of the application |
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and notice of the hearing; and |
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(2) proof of service was filed with the court before |
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the time set for the hearing. |
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SECTION 2. Section 85.006(a), Family Code, as amended by |
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this Act, applies only to an application for a protective order that |
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is filed on or after the effective date of this Act. An application |
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for a protective order filed before the effective date of this Act |
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is governed by the law in effect on the date the application is |
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filed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |