Tex. Code of Crim. Proc. Article 5.03
Family or Household Relationship Does Not Create an Exception to Official Duties

A general duty prescribed for an officer by Chapter 2A (Officers; Powers and Duties) is not waived or excepted in any family violence case or investigation because of a family or household relationship between an alleged violator and the victim of family violence. A peace officer’s or a magistrate’s duty to prevent the commission of criminal offenses, including acts of family violence, is not waived or excepted because of a family or household relationship between the potential violator and victim.
Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 583, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 2.012, eff. January 1, 2025.

Source: Article 5.03 — Family or Household Relationship Does Not Create an Exception to Official Duties, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.­5.­htm#5.­03 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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