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