Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 38.072 — HEARSAY STATEMENT OF CERTAIN ABUSE VICTIMS

CR § 38.072Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 38. EVIDENCE IN CRIMINAL ACTIONS

Statute text

Sec. 1. This article applies to a proceeding in the prosecution of an offense under any of the following provisions of the Penal Code, if committed against a child younger than 18 years of age or a person with a disability:

(1)Chapter 21 (Sexual Offenses) or 22 (Assaultive Offenses);

(2)Section 25.02 (Prohibited Sexual Conduct);

(3)Section 43.25 (Sexual Performance by a Child);

(4)Section 43.05(a)(2) or (3) (Compelling Prostitution);

(5)Section 20A.02(a)(5), (6), (7), or (8) (Trafficking of Persons);

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Legislative history

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 284 (S.B. 643), Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 2009. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 710 (H.B. 2846), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 710 (H.B. 2846), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 24), Sec. 2.07, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 93 (S.B. 1527), Sec. 3.01, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 250 (H.B. 1778), Sec. 4.02, eff. September 1, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 250 (H.B. 1778), Sec. 4.03, eff. September 1, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 250 (H.B. 1778), Sec. 4.04, eff. September 1, 2025.