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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 20A.201 — RECORDING OF ACCUSED OR SUSPECTED PERSON'S TESTIMONY; RETENTION OF RECORDS

CR § 20A.201Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 20A. GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS · Art. E. RECORDING AND DISCLOSURE OF GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS

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(a)The examination of an accused or suspected person before the grand jury and that person's testimony shall be recorded by a stenographer or by use of an electronic device capable of recording sound.
(b)The validity of a grand jury proceeding is not affected by an unintentional failure to record all or part of the examination or testimony under Subsection (a).
(c)The attorney representing the state shall maintain possession of all records other than stenographer's notes made under Subsection (a) and any typewritten transcription of those records, except as otherwise provided by this subchapter.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.04, eff. January 1, 2021.

Source: Texas Code of Criminal Procedure § 20A.201 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.