Additional Rights
In addition to the Crime Victim Bill Of Rights found in the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure (TCCP), Chapter 56.02, you may have other rights, including those listed below.
- TCCP Article 17.41 – If a defendant is charged with a sexual offense against a child age 12 or younger, the magistrate may require a no-contact condition on the defendant’s bond and also can grant supervised access to the alleged victim. If this conflicts with an existing court order concerning access to a child, this bond condition will prevail, up to 90 days.
- TCCP Article 21.31 – Anyone charged with a sexual offense involving contact shall be tested for AIDS/HIV, at the request of either the victim or the court. The results shall be released to the local health authority, and that health authority shall report the test results to the victim of the alleged offense.
- TCCP Article 56.045 – Victims of alleged sexual assault have the right to have an advocate from a sexual assault program present during a forensic exam.
- TCCP Article 56.06 – A law enforcement agency that requests a forensic medical exam of a victim of an alleged sexual assault for use in the investigation or prosecution of the offense shall pay all the costs of that exam.
- TCCP Article 56.11 – Victims of family violence or stalking have the right to be notified when a defendant is released from or escapes from custody.
- TCCP Article 56.32(a)(9) – Victims of domestic violence and victims of sexual assault occurring while at home are eligible to receive Crime Victim Compensation relocation benefits.
- TCCP Article 57.02 – A victim of an alleged sexual assault can use a pseudonym in public court documents.
- Texas Family Code Chapter 88 – Texas must honor properly entered orders of protection obtained in another state.
- Information and an explanation of these rights