Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 58.302 · Subchapter G. SEALING OF MEDICAL RECORDS OF CERTAIN CHILD VICTIMS
SEALING OF MEDICAL RECORDS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), on a motion filed by a person described by Subsection (b), the court shall seal the medical records of a child who is a victim of an offense described by Section 1, Article 38.071.
(b) A motion under this article may be filed on the court's own motion or by:
(1) the attorney representing the state;
(2) the defendant; or
(3) the parent or guardian of the victim or, if the victim is no longer a child, the victim.
(c) The court is not required to seal the records described by this article on a finding of good cause after a hearing held under Subsection (d).
(d) The court shall grant the motion without a hearing unless the motion is contested not later than the seventh day after the date the motion is filed.
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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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.58.htm
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