Texas Family Code 65.015 – Public Access to Court Hearings
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a truancy court shall open a hearing under this chapter to the public unless the court, for good cause shown, determines that the public should be excluded.
(b) The court may prohibit a person from personally attending a hearing if the person is expected to testify at the hearing and the court determines that the person’s testimony would be materially affected if the person hears other testimony at the hearing.
Terms Used In Texas Family Code 65.015
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Testify: Answer questions in court.
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.