Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 144.008 · Chapter 144. DESTRUCTION OF CERTAIN RECORDS
DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION SUBJECT TO ORDER; PENALTY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person commits an offense if the person:
(1) knows of a former mental patient's admission to a mental health facility;
(2) knows of a court order issued under this chapter that relates to that admission; and
(3) intentionally releases, disseminates, or publishes a record or index reference subject to that order.
(b) A person commits an offense if the person:
(1) knowingly fails to delete, seal, destroy, or present to the court a record or index reference subject to an order issued under this chapter; and
(2) knows or should know that the record or index reference is subject to that order.
(c) An offense under this chapter is a Class B misdemeanor.
(d) This chapter does not prohibit an attorney or insurer of a provider or patient from retaining or communicating confidentially about a privileged document as necessary to provide legal advice regarding an actual or potential claim or issue. The document or communication remains privileged and not subject to a subpoena.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1295, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.144.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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