Texas HB1686 enhances protections for victims of sex offenses by restricting the use and disclosure of certain evidence and information.

Texas HB1686 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to enhance protections for victims of sex offenses. It prohibits the use of evidence from forensic medical examinations to investigate or prosecute misdemeanor offenses or offenses under the Health and Safety Code. It also restricts the electronic transmission or broadcasting of court proceedings that depict or describe acts of a sexual nature without consent from the victim, the attorney representing the state, and the defendant.

Texas HB1686 enhances protections for victims of sex offenses by restricting the use and disclosure of certain evidence and information.

Texas HB1686 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to enhance protections for victims of sex offenses. It prohibits the use of evidence from forensic medical examinations to investigate or prosecute misdemeanor offenses or offenses under the Health and Safety Code. It also restricts the electronic transmission or broadcasting of court proceedings that depict or describe acts of a sexual nature without consent from the victim, the attorney representing the state, and the defendant.