Tex. Fam. Code § 58.004 · Subchapter A. CREATION AND CONFIDENTIALITY OF JUVENILE RECORDS
REDACTION OF VICTIM'S PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, before disclosing any juvenile court record of a child as authorized by this chapter or other law, the custodian of the record must redact any personally identifiable information about a victim of the child's delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision who was under 18 years of age on the date the conduct occurred.
(b) This section does not apply to information that is:
(1) necessary for an agency to provide services to the victim;
(2) necessary for law enforcement purposes;
(3) shared within the statewide juvenile information and case management system established under Subchapter E;
(4) shared with an attorney representing the child in a proceeding under this title; or
(5) shared with an attorney representing any other person in a juvenile or criminal court proceeding arising from the same act or conduct for which the child was referred to juvenile court.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 588 (H.B. 4003), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
Amended by:
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 746 (S.B. 1304), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2017.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.58.htm
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