Texas · Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 17.293: DELIVERY OF ORDER FOR EMERGENCY PROTECTION TO OTHER PERSONS
What this law says, in plain English
When a magistrate issues an emergency protection order suspending a handgun license, the court must send a copy to the Department of Public Safety, which records the suspension, notifies local law enforcement, and demands the license be surrendered.
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