{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-351.251","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 351.251","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this subchapter:\n(1) \"Adult\" means an individual who is not a child as defined by Section 101.003, Family Code.\n(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.\n(3) \"Sexual assault program\" means a program that:\n(A) operates independently from a law enforcement agency or prosecutor's office;\n(B) is operated by a local public or private nonprofit corporation either independently or as part of a municipal, county, or state agency; and\n(C) provides the minimum services, as defined by Section 420.003, Government Code, to adult survivors of stranger and non-stranger sexual assault.\n(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.\nAdded by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 568 (S.B. 476), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 11. PUBLIC SAFETY","SUBTITLE B. COUNTY PUBLIC SAFETY","CHAPTER 351. COUNTY JAILS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT","SUBCHAPTER J. COUNTY ADULT SEXUAL ASSAULT RESPONSE TEAMS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.351.htm#351.251","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"c2adc4442e255c1711fd17187c33c74739733085b7c5e95a8fe2a4c845a7ea85","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-351.202","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-351.252"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}