Texas Penal Code

§ 25.07 — VIOLATION OF CERTAIN COURT ORDERS OR CONDITIONS OF BOND IN A FAMILY VIOLENCE, CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT, SEXUAL ASSAULT OR ABUSE, INDECENT ASSAULT, STALKING, OR TRAFFICKING CASE

PE § 25.07Title 6. OFFENSES AGAINST THE FAMILY · Ch. 25. OFFENSES AGAINST THE FAMILY

Statute text

(a)A person commits an offense if, in violation of a condition of bond set in a family violence, sexual assault or abuse, indecent assault, stalking, or trafficking case and related to the safety of a victim or the safety of the community, an order issued under Subchapter A, Chapter 7B, Code of Criminal Procedure, an order issued under Article 17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure, an order issued under Section 6.504, Family Code, Chapter 83, Family Code, if the temporary ex parte order has been served on the person, Chapter 85, Family Code, or Subchapter F, Chapter 261, Family Code, or an order issued by another jurisdiction as provided by Chapter 88, Family Code, the person knowingly or intentionally:

(1)commits family violence or an act in furtherance of an offense under Section 20A.02, 22.011, 22.012, 22.021, or 42.072;

(2)communicates:

(A)directly with a protected individual or a member of the family or household in a threatening or harassing manner;

(B)a threat through any person to a protected individual or a member of the family or household; or

(C)in any manner with the protected individual or a member of the family or household except through the person's attorney or a person appointed by the court, if the violation is of an order described by this subsection and the order prohibits any communication with a protected individual or a member of the family or household;

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Legislative history

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 66 (S.B. 584), Sec. 2, eff. May 11, 2007. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1113 (H.B. 3692), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2008. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 19.001, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 136 (S.B. 279), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 96 (S.B. 743), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 543 (S.B. 555), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 760 (S.B. 893), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 760 (S.B. 893), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1086 (H.B. 2645), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1086 (H.B. 2645), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1133 (S.B. 147), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1133 (S.B. 147), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 317 (H.B. 7), Sec. 69, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 2.58, eff. January 1, 2021. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 955 (S.B. 194), Sec. 11(b), eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 955 (S.B. 194), Sec. 11(c), eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 955 (S.B. 194), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1066 (H.B. 1343), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 787 (H.B. 39), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 839 (H.B. 2715), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 577 (H.B. 2073), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.