Tex. Fam. Code Section 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.

(c)

The prosecuting attorney shall comply with Article 5.06 (Duties of Prosecuting Attorneys and Courts), 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.

Source: Section 81.007 — Prosecuting Attorney, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.­81.­htm#81.­007 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 81.007’s source at texas​.gov