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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 7B.004 — Hearsay statement of child victim

Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

Part of Chapter 7B: PROTECTIVE ORDERS, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 7B.004

Statutory text current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Texas.

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 7B.004Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

In a hearing on an application for a protective order under this subchapter, a statement that is made by a child younger than 14 years of age who is the victim of an offense under Section 21.02 , 21.11 , 22.011 , 22.012 , or 22.021 , Penal Code, and that describes the offense committed against the child is admissible as evidence in the same manner that a child's statement regarding alleged abuse against the child is admissible under Section 104.006 , Family Code, in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

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