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AN ACT
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relating to local regulation to enforce child custody orders; |
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authorizing a civil penalty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 157, Family Code, is amended by adding |
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Subchapter K to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER K. LOCAL REGULATION AND ENFORCEMENT |
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Sec. 157.551. CIVIL PENALTY FOR INTERFERENCE WITH CHILD |
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CUSTODY ORDER. A municipality or county in this state may adopt an |
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ordinance or order that imposes a civil penalty of not more than |
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$500 for engaging in conduct described by Section 25.03, Penal |
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Code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 969 was passed by the House on May 9, |
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2023, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 3, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 969 was passed by the Senate on May |
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24, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |