Bill Text: TX HB515 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the determination that certain criminal offenses involve family violence.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-04-26 - Left pending in committee [HB515 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HB515-Introduced.html
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By: Dutton | H.B. No. 515 |
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relating to the determination that certain criminal offenses | ||
involve family violence. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Article 42.013, Code of Criminal Procedure, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
Art. 42.013. FINDING OF FAMILY VIOLENCE. In the trial of an | ||
offense under Title 5, Penal Code, if the trier of fact [ |
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determines that the offense involved family violence, as defined by | ||
Section 71.004, Family Code, the court shall make an affirmative | ||
finding of that fact and enter the affirmative finding in the | ||
judgment of the case. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |