Tex. Fam. Code § 81.007

PROSECUTING ATTORNEY

Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Striedel v. Striedel (2000)

Most recently applied in In re Houston County ex rel. Session (August 2015)

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff

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(a) The county attorney or the criminal district attorney is the prosecuting attorney responsible for filing applications under this subtitle unless the district attorney assumes the responsibility by giving notice of that assumption to the county attorney.

(b) The prosecuting attorney responsible for filing an application under this subtitle shall provide notice of that responsibility to all law enforcement agencies in the jurisdiction of the prosecuting attorney.

(c) The prosecuting attorney shall comply with Article 5.06, Code of Criminal Procedure, in filing an application under this subtitle.

(c) The prosecuting attorney shall comply with Articles 5A.011, 5A.012, and 5A.013, Code of Criminal Procedure, in filing an application under this subtitle.

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