Texas Family Code 86.003 – Court Order for Law Enforcement Assistance Under Temporary Order
Terms Used In Texas Family Code 86.003
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
On request by an applicant obtaining a temporary ex parte protective order that excludes the respondent from the respondent’s residence, the court granting the temporary order shall render a written order to the sheriff, constable, or chief of police to provide a law enforcement officer from the department of the chief of police, constable, or sheriff to:
(1) accompany the applicant to the residence covered by the order;
(2) inform the respondent that the court has ordered that the respondent be excluded from the residence;
(3) protect the applicant while the applicant takes possession of the residence; and
(4) protect the applicant if the respondent refuses to vacate the residence while the applicant takes possession of the applicant’s necessary personal property.