Art. 5A.002 DEFINITIONS

This rule explains that certain words used in this section of the law don't have their own special definitions here. Instead, they follow the meanings already set out in Chapter 71 of the Family Code.

The terms covered are "family," "family violence," "household," and "member of a household." If you need to know exactly what these words mean, you have to look them up in the Family Code rather than this chapter. This keeps the definitions consistent across different parts of Texas law, so the same terms mean the same thing whether you're dealing with a criminal case or a family law matter.