On request by an applicant obtaining a final protective order that excludes the respondent from the respondent's residence, the court granting the final order shall render a written order to the sheriff, constable, or chief of police to provide a law enforcement officer from the department of the chief of police, constable, or sheriff to:

1. (1) accompany the applicant to the residence covered by the order;
2. (2) inform the respondent that the court has ordered that the respondent be excluded from the residence;
3. (3) protect the applicant while the applicant takes possession of the residence and the respondent takes possession of the respondent's necessary personal property; and

4. (4) if the respondent refuses to vacate the residence:

   1. (A) remove the respondent from the residence; and
   2. (B) arrest the respondent for violating the court order.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.

Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 852, Sec. 2, eff. June 18, 1997.