Tex. Gov't Code § 21.014 · Chapter 21. GENERAL PROVISIONS
ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF COURT PROCEEDINGS IN CERTAIN CASES PROHIBITED.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) This section applies to the following:
(1) criminal or civil court proceedings relating to an offense under:
(A) Section 21.02, 21.11, 21.15, 22.011, 22.012, or 22.021, Penal Code;
(B) Section 20A.02(a)(3), (4), (7), or (8), Penal Code; or
(C) Section 20A.03, Penal Code, if the offense is based partly or wholly on conduct that constitutes an offense described by Paragraph (B); and
(2) court proceedings relating to:
(A) a protective order under Chapter 7B, Code of Criminal Procedure;
(B) a magistrate's order for emergency protection issued under Article 17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure;
(C) a protective order issued under Section 6.504, Family Code; or
(D) a protective order issued under Chapter 85, Family Code.
(b) A court may not allow the electronic transmission or broadcasting of court proceedings described by Subsection (a) in which evidence or testimony is offered that depicts or describes acts of a sexual nature unless the court provides notice to and receives express consent for the transmission or broadcasting from:
(1) the victim or the parent, conservator, or guardian of the victim, as applicable;
(2) the attorney representing the state; and
(3) the defendant.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 11 (S.B. 836), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2025.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.21.htm
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This section cites
Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Code of Criminal Procedure
Family Code
Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 20A.03CONTINUOUS TRAFFICKING OF PERSONS.Printed as Section 20A.03, Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 21.02CONTINUOUS SEXUAL ABUSE OF YOUNG CHILD OR DISABLED INDIVIDUAL.Printed as Section 21.02, 21.11, 21.15, 22.011, 22.012, or 22.021, Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 21.11INDECENCY WITH A CHILD.Printed as Section 21.02, 21.11, 21.15, 22.011, 22.012, or 22.021, Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 21.15INVASIVE VISUAL RECORDING.Printed as Section 21.02, 21.11, 21.15, 22.011, 22.012, or 22.021, Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 22.011SEXUAL ASSAULT.Printed as Section 21.02, 21.11, 21.15, 22.011, 22.012, or 22.021, Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 22.012INDECENT ASSAULT.Printed as Section 21.02, 21.11, 21.15, 22.011, 22.012, or 22.021, Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 22.021AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT.Printed as Section 21.02, 21.11, 21.15, 22.011, 22.012, or 22.021, Penal Code
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