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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to notifying an alleged perpetrator of child abuse or |
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neglect of the person's right to record an investigative interview. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 261, Family Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 261.3027 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 261.3027. NOTICE OF RIGHT TO RECORD INTERVIEW. (a) |
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Before conducting an interview with an alleged perpetrator, the |
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department shall inform the person orally and in writing that: |
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(1) the person may create an audio recording of the |
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interview but may not record the interview in any other manner; and |
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(2) any audio recording made by the person may be |
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subject to subpoena under a court order. |
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(b) The department shall document in the case file that the |
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department provided the notice required by Subsection (a). |
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(c) The department shall provide two copies of the written |
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notice to be signed by the person. The department shall provide one |
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signed notice to the person and retain the other signed notice in |
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the case file. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |