Tex. Gov't Code Section 72.154
Public Access to Protective Order Registry

(a)

Subject to Subsections (c) and (d) and Section 72.158 (Request for Grant or Removal of Public Access), the office shall establish and maintain the registry in a manner that allows a member of the public, free of charge, to electronically search for and receive publicly accessible information contained in the registry regarding each protective order issued in this state. The registry must be searchable by:

(1)

the county of issuance;

(2)

the name of a person who is the subject of the protective order;

(3)

any known common misspellings of the name of a person who is the subject of the protective order;

(4)

any known aliases of a person who is the subject of the protective order; and

(5)

the birth year of a person who is the subject of the protective order.

(b)

Publicly accessible information regarding each protective order must consist of the following:

(1)

the court that issued the protective order;

(2)

the case number;

(3)

the full name, county of residence, birth year, and race or ethnicity of the person who is the subject of the protective order;

(4)

the dates the protective order was issued and served; and

(5)

the date the protective order expired or will expire, as applicable.

(c)

A member of the public may only access the information in the registry described by Subsection (b).

(d)

The office may not allow a member of the public to access through the registry any information related to:

(1)

a protective order issued under Article 7B.002 or 17.292 (Magistrate’s Order for Emergency Protection), Code of Criminal Procedure, or Chapter 83 (Temporary Ex Parte Orders), Family Code; or

(2)

a protective order that was vacated.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 16 (S.B. 325), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.
Amended by:
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 934 (H.B. 3774), Sec. 13.03, eff. September 1, 2021.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 612 (H.B. 3698), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.

Source: Section 72.154 — Public Access to Protective Order Registry, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.­72.­htm#72.­154 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

72.001
Definitions 72.002
Effect on Judicial Discretion 72.011
Office of Court Administration 72.012
Director 72.014
Certification Division 72.015
Judicial Security Division 72.016
Notification Procedure for Judicial Privacy 72.021
Budget 72.022
Personnel 72.023
Consultation and Assistance 72.024
Methods 72.025
Annual Report 72.026
Rules 72.027
Additional Duties 72.028
Gifts, Grants, and Donations 72.029
Grants for Court System Enhancements 72.030
Collection of Data Relating to Judicial Turnover 72.031
Electronic Filing System 72.032
Best Practices Education 72.033
List of New or Amended Court Costs and Fees 72.034
Public Information Internet Website 72.035
Settlement Agreement Database 72.036
Training on Educational and Vocational Training Pilot Program 72.037
Transfer Certificate and Index of Transferred Documents Form 72.038
Bail Form 72.039
Protective Order Applications, Forms, and Materials 72.041
Diversity 72.042
Demographic Census 72.081
Rules 72.082
Performance Report 72.083
Trial Courts 72.084
Court of Appeals 72.085
Court of Criminal Appeals 72.086
Supreme Court 72.087
Capital Trials 72.121
Definitions 72.122
Establishment of Program 72.123
Notification of State Commission on Judicial Conduct 72.124
Annual Report 72.151
Definitions 72.152
Applicability 72.153
Protective Order Registry 72.154
Public Access to Protective Order Registry 72.155
Restricted Access to Protective Order Registry 72.156
Entry of Applications 72.157
Entry of Orders 72.158
Request for Grant or Removal of Public Access 72.1221
Program Access to Financial Records
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Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 72.154’s source at texas​.gov