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

Tex. Local Government Code § 351.251: DEFINITIONS.

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  1. LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE
  2. TITLE 11. PUBLIC SAFETY
  3. SUBTITLE B. COUNTY PUBLIC SAFETY
  4. CHAPTER 351. COUNTY JAILS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
  5. SUBCHAPTER J. COUNTY ADULT SEXUAL ASSAULT RESPONSE TEAMS

In this subchapter:

(1) "Adult" means an individual who is not a child as defined by Section 101.003, Family Code.

(2) "Response team" means a multidisciplinary team established under this subchapter to strengthen the collaborative response and enhance health and judicial outcomes for sexual assault survivors who are adults.

(3) "Sexual assault program" means a program that:

(A) operates independently from a law enforcement agency or prosecutor's office;

(B) is operated by a local public or private nonprofit corporation either independently or as part of a municipal, county, or state agency; and

(C) provides the minimum services, as defined by Section 420.003, Government Code, to adult survivors of stranger and non-stranger sexual assault.

(4) "Survivor" means an individual who is a victim of a sexual assault or other sex offense, regardless of whether a police report is filed for the incident.

Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 568 (S.B. 476), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.

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