Texas Family Code
§ 54.031 — HEARSAY STATEMENT OF CERTAIN ABUSE VICTIMS
FA § 54.031Title 3. JUVENILE JUSTICE CODE · Ch. 54. JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Statute text
View on source(a)This section applies to a hearing under this title in which a child is alleged to be a delinquent child on the basis of a violation of any of the following provisions of the Penal Code, if a child 18 years of age or younger or a person with a disability is the alleged victim of the violation:
(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 20A.02(a)(7) or (8) (Trafficking of Persons); or
(5)Section 43.05(a)(2) (Compelling Prostitution).
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Legislative history
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 284 (S.B. 643), Sec. 3, eff. June 11, 2009. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 24), Sec. 4.01, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 792 (S.B. 1019), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.