{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-411.154","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 411.154","heading":"ENFORCEMENT BY COURT ORDER.","body":"(a) On the request of the director, a district or county attorney or the attorney general may petition a district court for an order requiring a person to:\n(1) comply with this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter; or\n(2) refrain from acting in violation of this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter.\n(b) The court may issue an order requiring a person:\n(1) to act in compliance with this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter;\n(2) to refrain from acting in violation of this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter;\n(3) to provide a DNA sample; or\n(4) if the person has already provided a DNA sample, to provide another sample if good cause is shown.\n(c) An order issued under this section is appealable as a criminal matter and if appealed is to be reviewed under an abuse of discretion standard.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 595, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1224 (H.B. 1068), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE B. LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC PROTECTION","CHAPTER 411. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS","SUBCHAPTER G. DNA DATABASE SYSTEM"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.411.htm#411.154","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"c6fb036804947abf15963d9365e8fe8d87d179bd7aeca1ed6b7a8aa074e004c2","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-411.153","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-411.161"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}