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Title 47 - Domestic and Family Violence

47.0601 Duties of law enforcement officer to victim of domestic or family violence – Required notice to victim.

(a) A law enforcement officer who responds to…

47.0602 Duties of law enforcement officer to prosecutor’s office.

Law enforcement officers who respond to alleg…

47.0603 Mandatory arrest for crimes involving domestic or family violence – Determination of primary aggressor – Required report.

(a) A law enforcement officer shall, without…

47.0604 Mandatory arrest for certain violations of orders for protection.

When a law enforcement officer has probable c…

47.0605 Authority of law enforcement officer to seize weapons.

Incident to an arrest for a crime involving d…

47.0606 Mandatory arrest for violation of conditions of release.

If a law enforcement officer has probable cau…

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