# Tex. Government Code § 423.005: ILLEGALLY OR INCIDENTALLY CAPTURED IMAGES NOT SUBJECT TO DISCLOSURE

> Texas · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C423_S423.005

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Government Code § 423.005
- **Heading:** ILLEGALLY OR INCIDENTALLY CAPTURED IMAGES NOT SUBJECT TO DISCLOSURE
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 423 / Section 423.005

## Text

(a) Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (b), an image captured in violation of Section 423.003, or an image captured by an unmanned aircraft that was incidental to the lawful capturing of an image:

(1) may not be used as evidence in any criminal or juvenile proceeding, civil action, or administrative proceeding;

(2) is not subject to disclosure, inspection, or copying under Chapter 552; and

(3) is not subject to discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for its release.

(b) An image described by Subsection (a) may be disclosed and used as evidence to prove a violation of this chapter and is subject to discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for that purpose.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Government Code § 423.001 § 423.001. DEFINITION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C423_S423.001.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 423.002 § 423.002. NONAPPLICABILITY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C423_S423.002.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 423.003 § 423.003.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C423_S423.003.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 423.004 § 423.004.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C423_S423.004.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 423.005 § 423.005. ILLEGALLY OR INCIDENTALLY CAPTURED IMAGES NOT SUBJECT TO DISCLOSURE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C423_S423.005.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 423.006 § 423.006. CIVIL ACTION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C423_S423.006.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 423.007 § 423.007. RULES FOR USE BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C423_S423.007.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 423.008 § 423.008. REPORTING BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C423_S423.008.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 423.009 § 423.009. REGULATION OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C423_S423.009.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 423.0045 § 423.0045.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C423_S423.0045.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 423.0046 § 423.0046.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C423_S423.0046.md)

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