Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 56A.303 — FORENSIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION

CR § 56A.303Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 56A. RIGHTS OF CRIME VICTIMS · Art. G. FORENSIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIM

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(a)In accordance with Subchapter B, Chapter 420, Government Code, and except as provided by Subsection (b), a health care provider shall conduct a forensic medical examination of:

(1)a victim of a sexual assault who is a minor as defined by Section 101.003, Family Code, regardless of when the victim arrives at the provider, if the victim, a person authorized to act on behalf of the victim, or an employee of the Department of Family and Protective Services consents to the examination, or if consent is provided as described by Section 32.003 or 32.005, Family Code; and

(2)a victim of a sexual assault who is not a minor, if:

(A)the victim arrives at the provider:

(i)within 120 hours after the assault occurred; or

(ii)later than 120 hours after the assault occurred, and the victim is:

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Legislative history

Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 817 (H.B. 2462), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 822 (H.B. 2706), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 3607), Sec. 4.012(a), eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 206 (S.B. 1401), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2023.