Section 61.0021 - Grounds for Attachment in Suit for Sexual Assault(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, attachment is available to a plaintiff who: (1) has general grounds for issuance under Sections 61.001(2) and (3); and(2) institutes a suit for personal injury arising as a result of conduct that violates: (A) Section 22.011(a)(2), Penal Code (sexual assault of a child);(B) Section 22.021(a)(1)(B), Penal Code (aggravated sexual assault of a child);(C) Section 21.02, Penal Code (continuous sexual abuse of young child or disabled individual); or(D) Section 21.11, Penal Code (indecency with a child).(b) A court may issue a writ of attachment in a suit described by Subsection (a) in an amount the court determines to be appropriate to provide for the counseling and medical needs of the plaintiff.Tex. Civ. Prac. and Rem. Code § 61.0021
Amended by Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 221,Sec. 2.04, eff. 9/1/2021.Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 946, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2009.