{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-21.014","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 21.014","heading":"ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF COURT PROCEEDINGS IN CERTAIN CASES PROHIBITED.","body":"(a) This section applies to the following:\n(1) criminal or civil court proceedings relating to an offense under:\n(A) Section 21.02, 21.11, 21.15, 22.011, 22.012, or 22.021, Penal Code;\n(B) Section 20A.02(a)(3), (4), (7), or (8), Penal Code; or\n(C) Section 20A.03, Penal Code, if the offense is based partly or wholly on conduct that constitutes an offense described by Paragraph (B); and\n(2) court proceedings relating to:\n(A) a protective order under Chapter 7B, Code of Criminal Procedure;\n(B) a magistrate's order for emergency protection issued under Article 17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure;\n(C) a protective order issued under Section 6.504, Family Code; or\n(D) a protective order issued under Chapter 85, Family Code.\n(b) A court may not allow the electronic transmission or broadcasting of court proceedings described by Subsection (a) in which evidence or testimony is offered that depicts or describes acts of a sexual nature unless the court provides notice to and receives express consent for the transmission or broadcasting from:\n(1) the victim or the parent, conservator, or guardian of the victim, as applicable;\n(2) the attorney representing the state; and\n(3) the defendant.\nAdded by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 11 (S.B. 836), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2025.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE A. COURTS","CHAPTER 21. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.21.htm#21.014","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"272381c43c22c875b7eb00e774c289ec7df77755be38a0b6f5adbb51cb8e8efd","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-21.013","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-22.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}