Texas Family Code - Section 104.003. Prerecorded Videotaped Testimony Of Child
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§ 104.003. PRERECORDED VIDEOTAPED TESTIMONY OF
CHILD. (a) The court may, on the motion of a party to the
proceeding, order that the testimony of the child be taken outside
the courtroom and be recorded for showing in the courtroom before
the court, the finder of fact, and the parties to the proceeding.
(b) Only an attorney for each party, an attorney ad litem
for the child or other person whose presence would contribute to the
welfare and well-being of the child, and persons necessary to
operate the equipment may be present in the room with the child
during the child's testimony.
(c) Only the attorneys for the parties may question the
child.
(d) The persons operating the equipment shall be placed in a
manner that prevents the child from seeing or hearing them.
(e) The court shall ensure that:
(1) the recording is both visual and aural and is
recorded on film or videotape or by other electronic means;
(2) the recording equipment was capable of making an
accurate recording, the operator was competent, and the recording
is accurate and is not altered;
(3) each voice on the recording is identified; and
(4) each party to the proceeding is afforded an
opportunity to view the recording before it is shown in the
courtroom.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 1995.
Section: 102.012 102.013 103.001 103.002 103.003 104.001 104.002 104.003 104.004 104.005 104.006 104.007 105.001 105.0011 105.002
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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