Section 351.251 - Definitions 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.Tex. Loc. Gov't. Code § 351.251
Added by Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 568,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2021.