Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 58.256 · Subchapter F. CONFIDENTIALITY OF IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING OF PERSONS
OFFENSE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A public servant commits an offense if the public servant:
(1) has access to the name, address, or telephone number of a victim 18 years of age or older who has chosen a pseudonym under this subchapter; and
(2) knowingly discloses the name, address, or telephone number of the victim to:
(A) a person who is not assisting in the investigation or prosecution of the offense; or
(B) a person other than:
(i) the defendant;
(ii) the defendant's attorney; or
(iii) the person specified in the order of a court.
(b) Unless the disclosure is required or permitted by other law, a public servant or other person commits an offense if the person:
(1) has access to or obtains the name, address, or telephone number of a victim younger than 18 years of age; and
(2) knowingly discloses the name, address, or telephone number of the victim to:
(A) a person who is not assisting in the investigation or prosecution of the offense; or
(B) a person other than:
(i) the defendant;
(ii) the defendant's attorney; or
(iii) a person specified in an order of a court.
(c) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under Subsection (b) that the actor is:
(1) the victim; or
(2) the victim's parent, conservator, or guardian, unless the victim's parent, conservator, or guardian allegedly committed the offense described by Article 58.251.
(d) An offense under this article is a Class C misdemeanor.
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.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.58.htm
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