Sec. 54.012. INTERACTIVE VIDEO RECORDING OF DETENTION HEARING. (a) A detention hearing under Section 54.01 may be held using interactive video equipment if:
(1) the child and the child's attorney agree to the video hearing; and
(2) the parties to the proceeding have the opportunity to cross-examine witnesses.
(b) A detention hearing may not be held using video equipment unless the video equipment for the hearing provides for a two-way communication of image and sound among the child, the court, and other parties at the hearing.
(c) A recording of the communications shall be made. The recording shall be preserved until the earlier of:
(1) the 91st day after the date on which the recording is made if the child is alleged to have engaged in conduct constituting a misdemeanor;
(2) the 120th day after the date on which the recording is made if the child is alleged to have engaged in conduct constituting a felony; or
(3) the date on which the adjudication hearing ends.
(d) An attorney for the child may obtain a copy of the recording on payment of the reasonable costs of reproducing the copy.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 262, Sec. 33, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 949 (H.B. 1575), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2005.
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