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Tex. Fam. Code § 104.003 (2026)

Prerecorded Videotaped Testimony Of Child

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Sec. 104.003. PRERECORDED VIDEOTAPED TESTIMONY OF CHILD. (a) The court may, on the motion of a party to the proceeding, order that the testimony of the child be taken outside the courtroom and be recorded for showing in the courtroom before the court, the finder of fact, and the parties to the proceeding.

(b) Only an attorney for each party, an attorney ad litem for the child or other person whose presence would contribute to the welfare and well-being of the child, and persons necessary to operate the equipment may be present in the room with the child during the child's testimony.

(c) Only the attorneys for the parties may question the child.

(d) The persons operating the equipment shall be placed in a manner that prevents the child from seeing or hearing them.

(e) The court shall ensure that:

(1) the recording is both visual and aural and is recorded on film or videotape or by other electronic means;

(2) the recording equipment was capable of making an accurate recording, the operator was competent, and the recording is accurate and is not altered;

(3) each voice on the recording is identified; and

(4) each party to the proceeding is afforded an opportunity to view the recording before it is shown in the courtroom.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2007–2019 · leading case: in the Interest of K.H., Q.H., Q.H., & S.R., Child., No. 02-19-00247-CV (Tex. App.—Fort Worth Nov. 22, 2019).
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in the Interest of K.H., Q.H., Q.H., & S.R., Child., No. 02-19-00247-CV (Tex. App.—Fort Worth Nov. 22, 2019). “Rachel said that she never See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 104.003 (a) (allowing for the testimony of a child to 4 be taken and recorded outside the courtroom for the purpose of showing the recorded testimony at trial).”
Christoph Lee Morris v. Nicole Linea Morris, No. 13-05-00297-CV, 2007 Tex. App. LEXIS 5878 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi July 26, 2007). “Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 104.003 (a) (Vernon 2002) (emphasis added).”
Bruce Wesley Nichol v. Suhaila Saud Nichol, No. 07-12-00035-CV (Tex. App.—Amarillo Jan. 15, 2014). “” TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 104.003(a) (West 2008).”
Tex. Fam. Code § 104.003(a): 1 case
Bruce Wesley Nichol v. Suhaila Saud Nichol, No. 07-12-00035-CV (Tex. App.—Amarillo Jan. 15, 2014). “” TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 104.003(a) (West 2008).”
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