(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.
Tex. Fam. Code ยง 54.012
Amended By Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 949, Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2005.Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 262, Sec. 33, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.
