Sec. 61.0021. GROUNDS FOR ATTACHMENT IN SUIT FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, attachment is available to a plaintiff who: (1) has general grounds for issuance under Sections 61.001 (2) and (3); and (2) institutes a suit for personal injury arising as a result of conduct that violates: (A) Section 22.011 (a)(2), Penal Code (sexual assault of a child); (B) Section 22.021 (a)(1)(B), Penal Code (aggravated sexual assault of a child); (C) Section 21.02 , Penal Code (continuous sexual abuse of young child or disabled individual); or (D) Section 21.11 , Penal Code (indecency with a child). (b) A court may issue a writ of attachment in a suit described by Subsection (a) in an amount the court determines to be appropriate to provide for the counseling and medical needs of the plaintiff.
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