Texas Code of Criminal Procedure 20A.201 – Recording of Accused or Suspected Person’s Testimony; Retention of Records
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(a) The examination of an accused or suspected person before the grand jury and that person’s testimony shall be recorded by a stenographer or by use of an electronic device capable of recording sound.
(b) The validity of a grand jury proceeding is not affected by an unintentional failure to record all or part of the examination or testimony under Subsection (a).
Terms Used In Texas Code of Criminal Procedure 20A.201
- Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
(c) The attorney representing the state shall maintain possession of all records other than stenographer’s notes made under Subsection (a) and any typewritten transcription of those records, except as otherwise provided by this subchapter.