84R13137 JSC-D
By: Geren H.B. No. 3791
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the provision of recordings of certain interactions
with a peace officer relating to intoxication offenses.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 2, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
amended by adding Article 2.139 to read as follows:
Art. 2.139. VIDEO RECORDINGS OF ARRESTS FOR INTOXICATION
OFFENSES. A person stopped or arrested on suspicion of an offense
under Section 49.04, 49.045, 49.07, or 49.08, Penal Code, is
entitled to receive from a law enforcement agency employing the
peace officer who made the stop or arrest a copy of any video made by
or at the direction of the officer that contains footage of:
(1) the stop;
(2) the arrest;
(3) the conduct of the person stopped during any
interaction with the officer, including during the administration
of a field sobriety test; or
(4) a procedure in which a specimen of the person's
breath or blood is taken.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to a recording of conduct that occurs on or after the effective date
of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.