Texas Government Code Title 4, Chapter 420 - Sexual Assault Prevention And Crisis Services
SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 420.001 - Short Title
This chapter may be cited as the Sexual Assault Prevention and Crisis Services Act. Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 13, eff....
- Texas Section 420.002 - Purpose
The purpose of this chapter is to promote the development throughout the state of locally based and supported nonprofit programs for the survivors of sexual...
- Texas Section 420.003 - Definitions
In this chapter: (1) "Accredited crime laboratory" means a crime laboratory, as that term is defined by Article 38.35, Code of Criminal Procedure, that has...
- Texas Section 420.004 - Administration Of Program
The attorney general shall administer the Sexual Assault Prevention and Crisis Services Program and may delegate a power or duty given to the attorney general...
- Texas Section 420.005 - Grants
(a) For purposes described by Section 420.008, the attorney general may award grants to sexual assault programs, state sexual assault coalitions, and other appropriate local...
- Texas Section 420.006 - Special Projects
The attorney general may consult and contract with or award grants to entities described by Section 420.005(a) for special projects to prevent sexual assault and...
- Texas Section 420.007 - Funding
(a) The attorney general may receive grants, gifts, or appropriations of money from the federal government, the state legislature, or private sources to finance the...
- Texas Section 420.008 - Sexual Assault Program Fund
(a) The sexual assault program fund is a special account in the general revenue fund. Text of subsection effective until January 01, 2017 (b) The...
- Texas Section 420.009 - Report
Not later than December 10 of each even-numbered year, the attorney general shall publish a report regarding grants awarded under this chapter. The report must...
- Texas Section 420.009 - Report
The attorney general shall publish a report on the service not later than December 10 of each year. The report must summarize reports from programs...
- Texas Section 420.010 - Confidentiality
The attorney general may not disclose any information received from reports, collected case information, or site-monitoring visits that would identify a person working at or...
- Texas Section 420.011 - Certification By Attorney General; Rules
(a) The attorney general may adopt rules necessary to implement this chapter. A proposed rule must be provided to grant recipients at least 60 days...
- Texas Section 420.012 - Consultations
In implementing this chapter, the attorney general shall consult persons and organizations having knowledge and experience relating to sexual assault. Added by Acts 1991, 72nd...
- Texas Section 420.013 - Deposit By Comptroller; Audit
(a) The comptroller shall deposit any money received under this subchapter and any money credited to the Sexual Assault Prevention and Crisis Services Program by...
- Texas Section 420.014 - Attorney General Supervision Of Collection Of Costs; Failure To Comply
Sec. 420.014. ATTORNEY GENERAL SUPERVISION OF COLLECTION OF COSTS; FAILURE TO COMPLY. Text of subsection effective until January 01, 2017 (a) If the attorney general...
SUBCHAPTER B COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION OF EVIDENCE OF SEX OFFENSE
- Texas Section 420.015 - Assessment Of Sexually Oriented Business Regulations
The legislature may appropriate funds for a third-party assessment of the sexually oriented business industry in this state and provide recommendations to the legislature on...
- Texas Section 420.031 - Evidence Collection Protocol; Kits
(a) The attorney general shall develop and distribute to law enforcement agencies and proper medical personnel an evidence collection protocol that shall include collection procedures...
- Texas Section 420.032 - Photo Documentation Required For Child Victims In Certain Counties
(a) In this section: (1) "Child" has the meaning assigned by Section 101.003, Family Code. (2) "Medical professional" has the meaning assigned by Section 91.001,...
SUBCHAPTER B-1 ANALYSIS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT EVIDENCE
- Texas Section 420.033 - Chain Of Custody
Medical, law enforcement, department, and laboratory personnel who handle sexual assault evidence under this chapter or other law shall maintain the chain of custody of...
- Texas Section 420.041 - Applicability Of Subchapter
This subchapter applies only to physical evidence of a sexual assault with respect to an active criminal case. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S.,...
- Texas Section 420.042 - Analysis Of Sexual Assault Evidence
(a) A law enforcement agency that receives sexual assault evidence collected under this chapter or other law shall submit that evidence to a public accredited...
SUBCHAPTER C ADVOCATES FOR SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT
- Texas Section 420.043 - Database Comparison Required
On the request of any appropriate person and after an evidence collection kit containing biological evidence has been analyzed by an accredited crime laboratory and...
SUBCHAPTER D CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS
- Texas Section 420.051 - Advocates For Survivors Of Sexual Assault
An individual may act as an advocate for survivors of sexual assault for the purposes of Article 56.045, Code of Criminal Procedure, if the individual...
- Texas Section 420.071 - Confidential Communications
(a) A communication between an advocate and a survivor, or a person claiming to be a survivor, that is made in the course of providing...
- Texas Section 420.072 - Exceptions
(a) A communication, a record, or evidence that is confidential under this subchapter may be disclosed in court or in an administrative proceeding if: (1)...
- Texas Section 420.073 - Consent For Release Of Certain Confidential Information
(a) Consent for the release of confidential information other than evidence contained in an evidence collection kit must be in writing and signed by the...
- Texas Section 420.0735 - Consent For Release Of Certain Evidence
(a) Consent for the release of evidence contained in an evidence collection kit must be in writing and signed by: (1) the survivor, if the...
- Texas Section 420.074 - Criminal Subpoena
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a person shall disclose a communication, a record, or evidence that is confidential under this chapter for use...
- Texas Section 420.075 - Offense
A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly discloses a communication, a record, or evidence that is confidential under this chapter, except...
Last modified: September 28, 2016