Sec. 54.012. INTERACTIVE VIDEO RECORDING OF DETENTION HEARING. (a) A detention hearing under Section 54.01 may be held using interactive video equipment if:
(1) the child and the child's attorney agree to the video hearing; and
(2) the parties to the proceeding have the opportunity to cross-examine witnesses.
(b) A detention hearing may not be held using video equipment unless the video equipment for the hearing provides for a two-way communication of image and sound among the child, the court, and other parties at the hearing.
(c) A recording of the communications shall be made. The recording shall be preserved until the earlier of:
(1) the 91st day after the date on which the recording is made if the child is alleged to have engaged in conduct constituting a misdemeanor;
(2) the 120th day after the date on which the recording is made if the child is alleged to have engaged in conduct constituting a felony; or
(3) the date on which the adjudication hearing ends.
(d) An attorney for the child may obtain a copy of the recording on payment of the reasonable costs of reproducing the copy.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 262, Sec. 33, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 949 (H.B. 1575), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2005.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 3 - Juvenile Justice Code
Chapter 54 - Judicial Proceedings
Section 54.01. Detention Hearing
Section 54.011. Detention Hearings for Status Offenders and Nonoffenders; Penalty
Section 54.012. Interactive Video Recording of Detention Hearing
Section 54.02. Waiver of Jurisdiction and Discretionary Transfer to Criminal Court
Section 54.03. Adjudication Hearing
Section 54.031. Hearsay Statement of Certain Abuse Victims
Section 54.033. Sexually Transmitted Disease, Aids, and HIV Testing
Section 54.034. Limited Right to Appeal: Warning
Section 54.04. Disposition Hearing
Section 54.0401. Community-Based Programs
Section 54.04012. Trafficked Persons Program
Section 54.04013. Special Commitment to Texas Juvenile Justice Department
Section 54.0405. Child Placed on Probation for Conduct Constituting Sexual Offense
Section 54.0406. Child Placed on Probation for Conduct Involving a Handgun
Section 54.0407. Cruelty to Animals: Counseling Required
Section 54.0409. DNA Sample Required on Certain Felony Adjudications
Section 54.041. Orders Affecting Parents and Others
Section 54.042. License Suspension
Section 54.043. Monitoring School Attendance
Section 54.044. Community Service
Section 54.045. Admission of Unadjudicated Conduct
Section 54.046. Conditions of Probation for Damaging Property With Graffiti
Section 54.047. Alcohol or Drug Related Offense
Section 54.0481. Restitution for Damaging Property With Graffiti
Section 54.0482. Treatment of Restitution Payments
Section 54.049. Conditions of Probation for Desecrating a Cemetery or Abusing a Corpse
Section 54.0491. Gang-Related Conduct
Section 54.05. Hearing to Modify Disposition
Section 54.051. Transfer of Determinate Sentence Probation to Appropriate District Court
Section 54.052. Credit for Time Spent in Detention Facility for Child With Determinate Sentence
Section 54.06. Judgments for Support
Section 54.061. Payment of Probation Fees
Section 54.07. Enforcement of Order
Section 54.08. Public Access to Court Hearings
Section 54.09. Recording of Proceedings