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Chapter 924
H.B. No. 1446
1 AN ACT
2 relating to reimbursement of certain medical costs for victims of
3 certain sex offenses, compensation to victims of stalking for
4 relocation and housing rental expenses, and the creation of a
5 governor's program for victims of child sex trafficking.
6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
7 SECTION 1. The heading to Article 56.06, Code of Criminal
8 Procedure, is amended to read as follows:
9 Art. 56.06. FORENSIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT
10 VICTIM WHO HAS REPORTED ASSAULT; COSTS.
11 SECTION 2. Article 56.06, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
12 amended by amending Subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) and adding
13 Subsection (f) to read as follows:
14 (a) If a sexual assault is reported to a law enforcement
15 agency within 96 hours of the assault, the law enforcement agency,
16 with the consent of the victim, a person authorized to act on behalf
17 of the victim, or an employee of the Department of Family and
18 Protective Services, shall request a forensic medical examination
19 of the victim of the alleged assault for use in the investigation or
20 prosecution of the offense. A law enforcement agency may decline to
21 request a forensic medical examination under this subsection only
22 if the person reporting the sexual assault has made one or more
23 false reports of sexual assault to any law enforcement agency and if
24 there is no other evidence to corroborate the current allegations1
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1446, Chapter 924, legislative document, June 18, 2015; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth704747/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.