Section 72.151 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Definitions In this subchapter:
(1) "Authorized user" means a person to whom the office has given permission and the means to submit records to or modify or remove records in the registry. The term does not include members of the public who may only access through the registry's Internet website certain information regarding protective orders entered into the registry.(2) "Peace officer" has the meaning assigned by Article 2A.001 , Code of Criminal Procedure. (3) "Protective order" means: (A) an order issued by a court in this state under Chapter 83 or 85, Family Code, to prevent family violence, as defined by Section 71.004, Family Code;(B) an order issued by a court in this state under Subchapter A, Chapter 7B, Code of Criminal Procedure, to prevent sexual assault or abuse, stalking, trafficking, or other harm to the applicant; or(C) a magistrate's order for emergency protection issued under Article 17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure, with respect to a person who is arrested for an offense involving family violence.(4) "Protective order registry" or "registry" means the protective order registry established under Section 72.153.(5) "Race or ethnicity" means a particular descent, including Caucasian, African, Hispanic, Asian, or Native American descent.Tex. Gov't. Code § 72.151
Amended by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 765,Sec. 2.074, eff. 1/1/2025.Amended by Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 934,Sec. 13.01, eff. 9/1/2021.Added by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 16,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2019. See Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 16, Sec. 4.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.