\nTITLE 4. PROTECTIVE ORDERS AND FAMILY VIOLENCE\n<\/p>\n
\nSUBTITLE A. GENERAL PROVISIONS\n<\/p>\n
\nCHAPTER 71. DEFINITIONS\n<\/p>\n
\nSec. 71.001. APPLICABILITY OF DEFINITIONS. (a) Definitions in this chapter apply to this title.\n<\/p>\n
\n(b) If, in another part of this title, a term defined by this chapter has a meaning different from the meaning provided by this chapter, the meaning of that other provision prevails.\n<\/p>\n
\n(c) Except as provided by this chapter, the definitions in Chapter 101 apply to terms used in this title.\n<\/p>\n
\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.\n<\/p>\n
\nSec. 71.002. COURT. "Court" means the district court, court of domestic relations, juvenile court having the jurisdiction of a district court, statutory county court, constitutional county court, or other court expressly given jurisdiction under this title.\n<\/p>\n
\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1220, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.\n<\/p>\n
\nSec. 71.0021. DATING VIOLENCE. (a) "Dating violence" means an act by an individual that is against another individual with whom that person has or has had a dating relationship and that is intended to result in physical harm, bodily injury, assault, or sexual assault or that is a threat that reasonably places the individual in fear of imminent physical harm, bodily injury, assault, or sexual assault, but does not include defensive measures to protect oneself.\n<\/p>\n
\n(b) For purposes of this title, "dating relationship" means a relationship between individuals who have or have had a continuing relationship of a romantic or intimate nature. The existence of such a relationship shall be determined based on consideration of:\n<\/p>\n
\n(1) the length of the relationship;\n<\/p>\n
\n(2) the nature of the relationship; and\n<\/p>\n
\n(3) the frequency and type of interaction between the persons involved in the relationship.\n<\/p>\n
\n(c) A casual acquaintanceship or ordinary fraternization in a business or social context does not constitute a "dating relationship" under Subsection (b).\n<\/p>\n
\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 91, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.\n<\/p>\n
\nSec. 71.003. FAMILY. "Family" includes individuals related by consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Sections 573.022 and 573.024, Government Code, individuals who are former spouses of each other, individuals who are the parents of the same child, without regard to marriage, and a foster child and foster parent, without regard to whether those individuals reside together.\n<\/p>\n
\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 2.03, eff. June 14, 2001.\n<\/p>\n
\nSec. 71.004. FAMILY VIOLENCE. "Family violence" means:\n<\/p>\n
\n(1) an act by a member of a family or household against another member of the family or household that is intended to result in physical harm, bodily injury, assault, or sexual assault or that is a threat that reasonably places the member in fear of imminent physical harm, bodily injury, assault, or sexual assault, but does not include defensive measures to protect oneself;\n<\/p>\n
\n(2) abuse, as that term is defined by Sections 261.001(1)(C), (E), and (G), by a member of a family or household toward a child of the family or household; or\n<\/p>\n
\n(3) dating violence, as that term is defined by Section 71.0021.\n<\/p>\n
\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 91, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.\n<\/p>\n
\nSec. 71.005. HOUSEHOLD. "Household" means a unit composed of persons living together in the same dwelling, without regard to whether they are related to each other.\n<\/p>\n
\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.\n<\/p>\n
\nSec. 71.006. MEMBER OF A HOUSEHOLD. "Member of a household" includes a person who previously lived in a household.\n<\/p>\n
\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.\n<\/p>\n
\nSec. 71.007. PROSECUTING ATTORNEY. "Prosecuting attorney" means the attorney, determined as provided in this title, who represents the state in a district or statutory county court in the county in which venue of the application for a protective order is proper.\n<\/p>\n
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