Tex. Code of Crim. Proc. Article 39.151
Discovery of Evidence Depicting Invasive Visual Recording of Child

(a)

In the manner provided by this article, a court shall allow discovery of property or material that constitutes or contains a visual image, as described by Section 21.15 (Invasive Visual Recording)(b), Penal Code, of a child younger than 14 years of age and that was seized by law enforcement based on a reasonable suspicion that an offense under that subsection has been committed.

(b)

Property or material described by Subsection (a) must remain in the care, custody, or control of the court or the state as provided by Article 38.451 (Evidence Depicting Invasive Visual Recording of Child).

(c)

A court shall deny any request by a defendant to copy, photograph, duplicate, or otherwise reproduce any property or material described by Subsection (a), provided that the state makes the property or material reasonably available to the defendant.

(d)

For purposes of Subsection (c), property or material is considered to be reasonably available to the defendant if, at a facility under the control of the state, the state provides ample opportunity for the inspection, viewing, and examination of the property or material by the defendant, the defendant’s attorney, and any individual the defendant seeks to qualify to provide expert testimony at trial.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 955 (S.B. 1317), Sec. 4, eff. June 18, 2015.

Source: Article 39.151 — Discovery of Evidence Depicting Invasive Visual Recording of Child, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.­39.­htm#39.­151 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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