(b) In addition to being administered the oath described by Article 20.16(a), before being interrogated, a peace officer testifying through the use of a closed circuit video teleconferencing system under this article shall affirm that:
(1) no person other than a person in the grand jury room is capable of hearing the peace officer's testimony; and
(2) the peace officer's testimony is not being recorded or otherwise preserved by any person at the location from which the peace officer is testifying.
(c) Testimony received from a peace officer under this article shall be recorded in the same manner as other testimony taken before the grand jury and shall be preserved.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1031 (H.B. 2847), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1341 (S.B. 1233), Sec. 5, eff. June 17, 2011.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 3.005, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 3.01, eff. January 1, 2021.
Text of article effective until January 01, 2021
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