Texas Statutes
Subchapter C. Protective Order Prohibiting Offense Motivated by Bias or Prejudice
Article 7B.102. Required Findings; Issuance of Protective Order


(1) probable cause exists to believe that an offense under Title 5, Penal Code, or Section 28.02, 28.03, or 28.08, Penal Code, was committed;
(2) the defendant committed the offense because of bias or prejudice; and
(3) the nature of the scheme or course of conduct engaged in by the defendant in committing the offense indicates the defendant is likely in the future to:
(A) engage in conduct prohibited by Title 5, Penal Code, or Section 28.02, 28.03, or 28.08, Penal Code; and
(B) engage in that conduct described by Paragraph (A) because of bias or prejudice.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2021.