Texas Family Code 86.004 – Court Order for Law Enforcement Assistance Under Final Order
Terms Used In Texas Family Code 86.004
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- 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 final protective order that excludes the respondent from the respondent’s residence, the court granting the final 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 the respondent takes possession of the respondent’s necessary personal property; and
(4) if the respondent refuses to vacate the residence:
(A) remove the respondent from the residence; and
(B) arrest the respondent for violating the court order.