CHAPTER 54. PROTECTIVE ORDERS SOUGHT BY DEPARTMENT OF PROTECTIVE AND REGULATORY SERVICES - Texas Statutes

HUMAN RESOURCES CODE

TITLE 2. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND DEPARTMENT OF

PROTECTIVE AND REGULATORY SERVICES

SUBTITLE E. SERVICES FOR FAMILIES

CHAPTER 54. PROTECTIVE ORDERS SOUGHT BY DEPARTMENT OF PROTECTIVE

AND REGULATORY SERVICES

Sec. 54.001. PROTECTIVE ORDERS. The Department of Protective

and Regulatory Services shall adopt rules to provide procedures

for the filing of protective orders for the protection of a

member of a family or household as provided by Section 71.04,

Family Code.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 1024, Sec. 22, eff. Sept. 1,

1995.

Sec. 54.002. NOTICE TO NONABUSIVE PARENT OR HOUSEHOLD MEMBER.

The Department of Protective and Regulatory Services shall

provide prior notice to a nonabusive parent or adult member of a

household of the department's intent to file an application for a

protective order for a child or older person and shall request

the assistance of the person receiving the notice in developing a

safety plan for household members and the child or older person

for whom the order is sought. The department shall exercise

reasonable safety precautions to protect a nonabusive parent or

other member of a household while providing notice and requesting

assistance under this section.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 1024, Sec. 22, eff. Sept. 1,

1995.