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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to notice of the cost of a forensic examination for a |
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victim of an alleged sexual assault. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 56.06, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: |
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(c-1) A law enforcement agency described by Subsection (c) |
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shall provide to the victim of an alleged sexual assault: |
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(1) the standard information form for sexual assault |
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survivors developed under Section 323.005(a), Health and Safety |
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Code; and |
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(2) oral notice that the forensic medical examination |
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is provided at no cost to the victim. |
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SECTION 2. Article 56.065, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: |
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(c-1) A health care facility described by Subsection (c) |
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shall provide to the victim of an alleged sexual assault: |
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(1) the standard information form for sexual assault |
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survivors developed under Section 323.005(a), Health and Safety |
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Code; and |
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(2) oral notice that the forensic medical examination |
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is provided at no cost to the victim. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |