Tex. Fam. Code § 264.131 · Subchapter B. FOSTER CARE

USE OF FOSTER CHILD DNA FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES PROHIBITED.

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

The department may not collect or use a DNA sample from a child in the managing conservatorship of the department for any purpose without:

(1) the written consent of an adult having actual care, control, and possession of the child as the child's primary caregiver; or

(2) a court order.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 677 (H.B. 5149), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.

Source of truth

Edition: Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
Official file: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.264.htm
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