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Tex. Fam. Code § 81.007 (2026)

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Sec. 81.007. PROSECUTING ATTORNEY. (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.


Text of subsection effective until April 01, 2027


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


Text of subsection effective on April 01, 2027


(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.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.

Amended by:

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 202 (H.B. 1610), Sec. 2.03, eff. April 1, 2027.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2000–2025 · leading case: Striedel v. Striedel, 15 S.W.3d 163 (Tex. App. 2000).
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Striedel v. Striedel, 15 S.W.3d 163 (Tex. App. 2000). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 81.007(a) (Vernon 2000).”
Vongontard v. Tippit, 137 S.W.3d 109 (Tex. App. 2004). “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 81.007 (Vernon 2002).”
Bilyeu v. Bilyeu, 86 S.W.3d 278 (Tex. App. 2002). “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. §§ 81.007, 82.002(d)(1) (West Supp.”
In re Houston Cnty. ex rel. Session, 515 S.W.3d 334 (Tex. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. §§ 81.007 (a), 82.002(d)(1) (West 2014).”
in Re: Houston Cnty. Ex Rel Daphne L. Session (Tex. Crim. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. §§ 81.007(a), 82.002(d)(1) (West 2014).”
David Lancaster v. Harris Cnty. (5th Cir. 2020). “TEX. FAM. CODE § 81.007(a). Nothing in this text limits the government attorney to only “filing applications.”
John Donnelly v. K.T. (Tex. App. 2023). “Tex. Fam. Code Ann. §§ 81.007 (a), 82.002(d)(1).”
Rachel Lauren Goldstein v. James Sabatino (Tex. 2024). “See TEX. FAM. CODE § 81.007(a) (“The county attorney or the criminal district attorney is the prosecuting attorney responsible for filing applications under [Title 4, Subtitle B of the Family Code, which governs protective orders] .”
Joseph Richard Rozsa v. State of Texas for the Prot. of Jaime Danilo Pesantes (Tex. App. 2025). “, with Tex. Fam. Code § 81.007. He contends 2 We will use the term “county attorney” to include all attorneys in the Travis County Attorney’s Office who represented the State for the protection of Jaime Danilo Pesantes.”
Kean Bilyeu v. Tamera Lynn Bilyeu (Tex. App. 2002). “See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. §§ 81.007 , 82.002(d)(1) (West Supp.”
Danny Wayne Martin v. Amanda JoAnn Parris (Tex. App. 2011). “007(a) states, ―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.”
Marion Taite, Jr. v. Alma Zapata (Tex. App. 2011). “Tex. Fam. Code Ann. §§ 81.007 (a), 82.002(d)(1) (West 2008).”
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Tex. Fam. Code § 81.007(a): 5 cases
Striedel v. Striedel, 15 S.W.3d 163 (Tex. App. 2000). “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 81.007(a) (Vernon 2000).”
in Re: Houston Cnty. Ex Rel Daphne L. Session (Tex. Crim. App. 2015). “See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. §§ 81.007(a), 82.002(d)(1) (West 2014).”
David Lancaster v. Harris Cnty. (5th Cir. 2020). “TEX. FAM. CODE § 81.007(a). Nothing in this text limits the government attorney to only “filing applications.”
Rachel Lauren Goldstein v. James Sabatino (Tex. 2024). “See TEX. FAM. CODE § 81.007(a) (“The county attorney or the criminal district attorney is the prosecuting attorney responsible for filing applications under [Title 4, Subtitle B of the Family Code, which governs protective orders] .”
Danny Wayne Martin v. Amanda JoAnn Parris (Tex. App. 2011). “007(a) states, ―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.”
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