Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Family Code § 93.001: DEFINITIONS.

Where this section sits in the code

FAMILY CODE
TITLE 4. PROTECTIVE ORDERS AND FAMILY VIOLENCE
SUBTITLE C. FAMILY VIOLENCE REPORTING AND SERVICES
CHAPTER 93. CONFIDENTIAL AND PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATIONS

In this chapter:

(1) "Advocate" means a person who has at least 20 hours of training in assisting victims of family violence and is an employee or volunteer of a family violence center.

(2) "Family violence center" means a public or private nonprofit organization that provides, as its primary purpose, services to victims of family violence, including the services described by Section 51.005(b)(3), Human Resources Code.

(3) "Victim" has the meaning assigned to "victim of family violence" by Section 51.002, Human Resources Code.

Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1091 (H.B. 3649), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.

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