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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 38.37 — EVIDENCE OF EXTRANEOUS OFFENSES OR ACTS

CR § 38.37Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 38. EVIDENCE IN CRIMINAL ACTIONS

Statute text

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Sec. 1. (a) Subsection (b) applies to a proceeding in the prosecution of a defendant for an offense, or an attempt or conspiracy to commit an offense, under the following provisions of the Penal Code:
(1)Section 21.02 (Continuous Sexual Abuse of Young Child or Disabled Individual);
(2)Section 21.11 (Indecency with a Child);
(3)Section 21.15 (Invasive Visual Recording);
(4)Section 21.16 (Unlawful Disclosure or Promotion of Intimate Visual Material);
(5)Section 21.165 (Unlawful Production or Distribution of Certain Sexually Explicit Videos);

Legislative history

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 4.004, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 24), Sec. 2.08, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 387 (S.B. 12), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 221 (H.B. 375), Sec. 2.12, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 93 (S.B. 1527), Sec. 2.08, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 93 (S.B. 1527), Sec. 3.02, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 250 (H.B. 1778), Sec. 4.05, eff. September 1, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 806 (S.B. 1212), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2025.

Source: Texas Code of Criminal Procedure § 38.37 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.