Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 58.103 · Subchapter C. CONFIDENTIALITY OF IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF SEX OFFENSE VICTIMS
VICTIM INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A victim who completes a pseudonym form and returns the form to the law enforcement agency investigating the offense or to the office of the attorney representing the state prosecuting the offense may not be required to disclose the victim's name, address, and telephone number in connection with the investigation or prosecution of the offense.
(b) A law enforcement agency or an office of the attorney representing the state receiving a pseudonym form under Subsection (a) shall send a copy of the form to each other agency or office investigating or prosecuting the offense.
(c) A completed and returned pseudonym form is confidential and may not be disclosed to any person other than a defendant in the case or the defendant's attorney, except as provided by Subsection (b) or by order of a court. The court finding required by Article 58.104 is not required to disclose the confidential pseudonym form to the defendant in the case or to the defendant's attorney.
(d) A law enforcement agency receiving the form or a copy of the form shall:
(1) remove the victim's name and substitute the pseudonym for the name on all reports, files, and records in the agency's possession; and
(2) maintain the form in a manner that protects the confidentiality of the information contained on the form.
(e) An office of the attorney representing the state receiving the form or a copy of the form shall:
(1) remove the victim's name and substitute the pseudonym for the name on all reports, files, and records in the office's possession;
(2) maintain the form in a manner that protects the confidentiality of the information contained on the form; and
(3) ensure that the victim is designated by the pseudonym in all legal proceedings concerning the offense.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.07, eff. January 1, 2021.
Amended by:
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 11 (S.B. 836), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2025.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.58.htm
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