Medical, law enforcement, department, and laboratory personnel who handle evidence of a sexual assault or other sex offense under this chapter or other law shall maintain the chain of custody of the evidence from the time the evidence is collected until the time the evidence is destroyed.
Tex. Gov't Code § 420.033
CHAIN OF CUSTODY
Known as the Sexual Assault Prevention and Crisis Services Act
The act spans §§ 420.001 to 420.108 (44 sections).
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1105 (S.B. 1636), Sec. 4, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.