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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE |
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Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE |
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Chapter 5. FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION |
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Art. 5.08. MEDIATION IN FAMILY VIOLENCE CASES |
| Notwithstanding Article 26.13(g) or Section 11(a)(16), Article 42.12, of this code, in a criminal prosecution arising from family violence, as that term is defined by Section 71.004, Family Code, a court shall not refer or order the victim or the defendant involved to mediation, dispute resolution, arbitration, or other similar procedures. |
| Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 389, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999. |