Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56A.205
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56A.205, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 56A.205. PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING FOR CERTAIN JURORS.
Official statutory text
(a) A commissioners court may approve a program in which a crime victim liaison or victim assistance coordinator may offer not more than 10 hours of post-investigation or posttrial psychological counseling for a person who:
(1) serves as a grand juror, alternate grand juror, juror, or alternate juror in a grand jury investigation or criminal trial involving graphic evidence or testimony; and
(2) requests the counseling not later than the 180th day after the date on which the grand jury or jury is dismissed.
(b) The crime victim liaison or victim assistance coordinator may provide the counseling using a provider that assists local criminal justice agencies in providing similar services to victims.
(1) serves as a grand juror, alternate grand juror, juror, or alternate juror in a grand jury investigation or criminal trial involving graphic evidence or testimony; and
(2) requests the counseling not later than the 180th day after the date on which the grand jury or jury is dismissed.
(b) The crime victim liaison or victim assistance coordinator may provide the counseling using a provider that assists local criminal justice agencies in providing similar services to victims.
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