Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code

§ 72.055 — ADMISSIBILITY OF VISUAL DEPICTIONS OF COLLISION

CP § 72.055Title 4. LIABILITY IN TORT · Ch. 72. LIABILITY OF MOTOR VEHICLE OWNER OR OPERATOR · Art. B. ACTIONS REGARDING COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES

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(a)In a civil action under this subchapter, a court may not require expert testimony for admission into evidence of a photograph or video of a vehicle or object involved in a collision that is the subject of the action except as necessary to authenticate the photograph or video.

(b)If properly authenticated under the Texas Rules of Evidence, a photograph or video of a vehicle or object involved in a collision that is the subject of a civil action under this subchapter is presumed admissible, even if the photograph or video tends to support or refute an assertion regarding the severity of damages or injury to an object or person involved in the collision. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 785 (H.B. 19), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021. Amended by:

Legislative history

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 709 (H.B. 2190), Sec. 118, eff. September 1, 2023.