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S.B. No. 1317

AN ACT

relating to the prosecution of the offense of invasive visual

recording.

BE IT ENACTED B T!E "E#IS"AT$%E &' T!E STATE &' TE(AS)

SECTI&N 1. The heading to Section *1.1+, -enal Code, is

aended to read as follo/s)

Sec. *1.1+. IN0ASI0E I2-%&-E% -!&T&#%A-! &% 0IS$A"

%EC&%DIN#.

SECTI&N *. Sections *1.1+4a5 and 465, -enal Code, are

aended to read as follo/s)

4a5 In this section)

415 'eale 6reast eans an8 portion of the feale

6reast 6elo/ the top of the areola.

4*5 Intiate area eans the na9ed or clothed

genitals, pu6ic area, anus, 6uttoc9s, or feale 6reast of a

person.

435 Changing roo eans a roo or portioned area

provided for or priaril8 used for the changing of clothing and

includes dressing roos, loc9er roos, and s/i/ear changing

areas.

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S.B. No. 13174;5 -roote, proote has the eaning assigned 68

Section ;3.*1.

465 A person coits an offense if, /ithout the other

person<s consent and /ith intent to invade the privac8 of the

other person, the person)

415 photographs or 68 videotape or other electronic

eans records, 6roadcasts, or transits a visual iage of an

intiate area of another person if the other person has a

reasona6le e=pectation that the intiate area is not su6>ect to

pu6lic vie/? another at a location that is not a 6athroo or

private dressing roo)

4A5 /ithout the other person<s consent? and

4B5 /ith intent to arouse or gratif8 the se=ual

desire of an8 person?

4*5 photographs or 68 videotape or other electronic

eans records, 6roadcasts, or transits a visual iage of another

in a 6athroo or changing roo another at a location that is a

6athroo or private dressing roo)

4A5 /ithout the other person<s consent? and

4B5 /ith intent to)

4i5 invade the privac8 of the other person?

or

4ii5 arouse or gratif8 the se=ual desire of

an8 person? or

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S.B. No. 1317435 9no/ing the character and content of the

photograph, recording, 6roadcast, or transission, prootes a

photograph, recording, 6roadcast, or transission descri6ed 68

Su6division 415 or 4*5.

SECTI&N 3. Chapter 3@, Code of Criinal -rocedure, is

aended 68 adding Article 3@.;+1 to read as follo/s)

Art. 3@.;+1. E0IDENCE DE-ICTIN# IN0ASI0E 0IS$A" %EC&%DIN#

&' C!I"D. 4a5 During the course of a criinal hearing or

proceeding concerning an offense under Section *1.1+, -enal Code,

that /as coitted against a child 8ounger than 1; 8ears of age,

the court shall not a9e availa6le or allo/ to 6e ade availa6le

the cop8ing or disseination to the pu6lic propert8 or aterial

that constitutes or contains a visual iage, as descri6ed 68

Section *1.1+465, -enal Code, of a child 8ounger than 1; 8ears of

age and that /as seied 68 la/ enforceent 6ased on a reasona6le

suspicion that an offense under that su6section has 6een

coitted.

465 The court shall place propert8 or aterial descri6ed 68

Su6section 4a5 under seal of the court on the conclusion of the

hearing or proceeding.

4c5 The attorne8 representing the state shall 6e provided

access to the propert8 or aterial descri6ed 68 Su6section 4a5.

In the anner provided 68 Article 3.1+1, the defendant, the

defendant<s attorne8, and an8 individual the defendant see9s to

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S.B. No. 1317ualif8 to provide e=pert testion8 at trial shall 6e provided

access to the propert8 or aterial provided 68 Su6section 4a5.

4d5 A court that places propert8 or aterial descri6ed 68

Su6section 4a5 under seal a8 issue an order lifting the seal on

a finding that the order is in the 6est interest of the pu6lic.

SECTI&N ;. Chapter 3, Code of Criinal -rocedure, is

aended 68 adding Article 3.1+1 to read as follo/s)

Art. 3.1+1. DISC&0E% &' E0IDENCE DE-ICTIN# IN0ASI0E

0IS$A" %EC&%DIN# &' C!I"D. 4a5 In the anner provided 68 this

article, a court shall allo/ discover8 of propert8 or aterial

that constitutes or contains a visual iage, as descri6ed 68

Section *1.1+465, -enal Code, of a child 8ounger than 1; 8ears of

age and that /as seied 68 la/ enforceent 6ased on a reasona6le

suspicion that an offense under that su6section has 6een

coitted.

465 -ropert8 or aterial descri6ed 68 Su6section 4a5 ust

reain in the care, custod8, or control of the court or the state

as provided 68 Article 3@.;+1.

4c5 A court shall den8 an8 reuest 68 a defendant to cop8,

photograph, duplicate, or other/ise reproduce an8 propert8 or

aterial descri6ed 68 Su6section 4a5, provided that the state

a9es the propert8 or aterial reasona6l8 availa6le to the

defendant.

4d5 'or purposes of Su6section 4c5, propert8 or aterial is

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S.B. No. 1317considered to 6e reasona6l8 availa6le to the defendant if, at a

facilit8 under the control of the state, the state provides aple

opportunit8 for the inspection, vie/ing, and e=aination of the

propert8 or aterial 68 the defendant, the defendant<s attorne8,

and an8 individual the defendant see9s to ualif8 to provide

e=pert testion8 at trial.

SECTI&N +. The change in la/ ade 68 this Act applies onl8

to an offense coitted on or after the effective date of this

Act. An offense coitted 6efore the effective date of this Act

is governed 68 the la/ in effect on the date the offense /as

coitted, and the forer la/ is continued in effect for that

purpose. 'or purposes of this section, an offense /as coitted

6efore the effective date of this Act if an8 eleent of the

offense occurred 6efore that date.

SECTI&N . This Act ta9es effect iediatel8 if it receives

a vote of t/o:thirds of all the e6ers elected to each house as

provided 68 Section 3, Article III, Te=as Constitution. If this

Act does not receive the vote necessar8 for iediate effect,

this Act ta9es effect Septe6er 1, *1+.

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF-resident of the Senate Spea9er of the !ouse

I here68 certif8 that S.B. No. 1317 passed the Senate on

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S.B. No. 13172a8 7, *1+, 68 the follo/ing vote) eas 31, Na8s ? and that

the Senate concurred in !ouse aendent on 2a8 3, *1+, 68 the

follo/ing vote) eas 31, Na8s .

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF Secretar8 of the Senate

I here68 certif8 that S.B. No. 1317 passed the !ouse, /ith

aendent, on 2a8 *7, *1+, 68 the follo/ing vote) eas 1;;,

Na8s , t/o present not voting.

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF Chief Cler9 of the !ouse

Approved)

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF Date

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF #overnor

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