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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to video recordings made by children's advocacy centers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 264.408(d), Family Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(d) A video recording of an interview of a child that is made |
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by [at] a center is the property of the prosecuting attorney |
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involved in the criminal prosecution of the case involving the |
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child. If no criminal prosecution occurs, the video recording is |
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the property of the attorney involved in representing the |
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department in a civil action alleging child abuse or neglect. If |
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the matter involving the child is not prosecuted, the video |
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recording is the property of the department if the matter is an |
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investigation by the department of abuse or neglect. If the |
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department is not investigating or has not investigated the matter, |
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the video recording is the property of the agency that referred the |
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matter to the center. [If the center employs a custodian of records
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for video recordings of interviews of children, the center is
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responsible for the custody of the video recording. A video
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recording of an interview may be shared with other agencies under a
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written agreement.] |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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