Sec. 86.001. ADOPTION OF PROCEDURES BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. (a) To ensure that law enforcement officers responding to calls are aware of the existence and terms of protective orders issued under this subtitle, each law enforcement agency shall establish procedures in the agency to provide adequate information or access to information for law enforcement officers of the names of each person protected by an order issued under this subtitle and of each person against whom protective orders are directed.
(b) A law enforcement agency may enter a protective order in the agency's computer records of outstanding warrants as notice that the order has been issued and is currently in effect. On receipt of notification by a clerk of court that the court has vacated or dismissed an order, the law enforcement agency shall remove the order from the agency's computer record of outstanding warrants.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 4 - Protective Orders and Family Violence
Subtitle B - Protective Orders
Chapter 86 - Law Enforcement Duties Relating to Protective Orders
Section 86.001. Adoption of Procedures by Law Enforcement Agency
Section 86.0011. Duty to Enter Information Into Statewide Law Enforcement Information System
Section 86.002. Duty to Provide Information to Firearms Dealers
Section 86.003. Court Order for Law Enforcement Assistance Under Temporary Order
Section 86.004. Court Order for Law Enforcement Assistance Under Final Order