HB929 —

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This bill amends 6 section(s) of the Texas statutes: Section 1701.657(b), Occupations Code, Section 1701.661(h), Occupations Code, Section 8.02, Penal Code, Section 9.31(a), Penal Code, Section 9.32(b), Penal Code, Section 38.20, Penal Code.

• (5) (6) (7) may not entire period of the officer's shift → provisions relating to the collection of a body worn camera, including the applicable video and audio recorded by the camera, as evidence; (5) (6) (7) (8) must who participates in an investigation, as defined by Section 38.20, Penal Code, entirety of the investigation unless the camera has been collected as evidence by another peace officer in accordance with: (1) the policy described by Subsection (a) and any other policy adopted by the law enforcement agency regarding the collection of evidence; and (2) applicable law

  amended

• Section 1701.657(b), Occupations Code

  A , including an interview of a witness or victim → Subject to Section 1701.655(c), a

  amended

• Section 1701.661(h), Occupations Code

  (1) (2) → : (1) (A) (B) ; (2) the recording documents a crime victim expressing a clear and unambiguous desire to not: (A) be recorded; or (B) allow the recording to be available to the public; (3) the recording documents a person providing assistance to a law enforcement investigation and expressing a clear and unambiguous desire to: (A) not be recorded; or (B) provide the assistance in an anonymous manner; (4) the recording documents a child younger than 17 years of age; or (5) the recording was made: (A) on the grounds of any public or private primary or secondary school; or (B) inside a home by a peace officer who entered the home without at least one of the following: (i) a warrant; (ii) consent; or (iii) accompanying exigent circumstances that would by law authorize the officer to enter the home without a warrant

  amended

• Section 8.02, Penal Code

  kind of culpability → culpable mental state (c) The defense provided by this section does not apply to an actor's belief that is required to raise any other defense or affirmative defense.

  amended

• Section 9.31(a), Penal Code

  (1) (A) (B) (C) → : (1) (A) was physically present in the actor's own habitation, vehicle, or place of business or employment at the time the force was used and the actor (i) or (ii) (B) knew or had reason to believe that the person against whom the force was used the actor the actor

  amended

• Section 9.32(b), Penal Code

  (1) (A) (B) (C) → : (1) (A) was physically present in the actor's own habitation, vehicle, or place of business or employment at the time the deadly force was used and the actor (i) or (ii) (B) knew or had reason to believe that the person against whom the deadly force was used the actor deadly the actor deadly

  amended

• Section 38.20, Penal Code

  Sec. 38.20. DEACTIVATION OF RECORDING DEVICE. (a) In this section: (1) "Recording device" includes any video or audio equipment in a vehicle used by a peace officer for a law enforcement purpose, a body worn camera as defined by Section 1701.651, Occupations Code, and an alarm system as defined by Section 1702.002, Occupations Code. (2) "Investigation" means an inquiry conducted by a law enforcement agency to determine whether: (A) a person has committed an offense, regardless of whether a person is arrested or detained in connection with the inquiry; or (B) an employee of a law enforcement agency has violated a policy, order, rule, or other regulation of the law enforcement agency. (3) "Law enforcement agency" means an agency of the state or a political subdivision of the state authorized by law to employ peace officers. (b) A person commits an offense if the person knows that an investigation is ongoing and intentionally or knowingly deactivates, orders the deactivation of, or causes to be deactivated a recording device being used in the investigation. (c) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree. (d) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that: (1) the recording device was a body worn camera; (2) the actor is a peace officer, other than the peace officer to whom the body worn camera was issued; and (3) the actor deactivated the body worn camera in accordance with: (A) any policy adopted by the employing law enforcement agency regarding the collection of evidence; and (B) applicable law. (e) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that: (1) the actor is not a peace officer; and (2) the actor deactivated the recording device at the request or command of a peace officer who made the request or command in accordance with: (A) any policy adopted by the employing law enforcement agency regarding the collection of evidence; and (B) applicable law.

  amended