Tex. Gov't Code § 552.1315 · Subchapter C. INFORMATION EXCEPTED FROM REQUIRED DISCLOSURE
EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN CRIME VICTIM RECORDS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Information is confidential and excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021 if the information identifies an individual as:
(1) a victim of:
(A) an offense under Section 20A.02, 20A.03, 21.02, 21.11, 22.011, 22.021, 43.05, or 43.25, Penal Code; or
(B) an offense that is part of the same criminal episode, as defined by Section 3.01, Penal Code, as an offense described by Paragraph (A); or
(2) a victim of any criminal offense, if the victim was younger than 18 years of age when any element of the offense was committed.
(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), information under this section may be disclosed:
(1) to any victim identified by the information, or to the parent or guardian of a victim described by Subsection (a)(2) who is identified by the information;
(2) to a law enforcement agency for investigative purposes; or
(3) in accordance with a court order requiring the disclosure.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 694 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2021.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.552.htm
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Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Government Code
Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 3.01DEFINITION.Printed as Section 3.01, Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 20A.02TRAFFICKING OF PERSONS.Printed as Section 20A.02, 20A.03, 21.02, 21.11, 22.011, 22.021, 43.05, or 43.25, Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 20A.03CONTINUOUS TRAFFICKING OF PERSONS.Printed as Section 20A.02, 20A.03, 21.02, 21.11, 22.011, 22.021, 43.05, or 43.25, Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 21.02CONTINUOUS SEXUAL ABUSE OF YOUNG CHILD OR DISABLED INDIVIDUAL.Printed as Section 20A.02, 20A.03, 21.02, 21.11, 22.011, 22.021, 43.05, or 43.25, Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 21.11INDECENCY WITH A CHILD.Printed as Section 20A.02, 20A.03, 21.02, 21.11, 22.011, 22.021, 43.05, or 43.25, Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 22.011SEXUAL ASSAULT.Printed as Section 20A.02, 20A.03, 21.02, 21.11, 22.011, 22.021, 43.05, or 43.25, Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 22.021AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT.Printed as Section 20A.02, 20A.03, 21.02, 21.11, 22.011, 22.021, 43.05, or 43.25, Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 43.05COMPELLING PROSTITUTION.Printed as Section 20A.02, 20A.03, 21.02, 21.11, 22.011, 22.021, 43.05, or 43.25, Penal Code
- Tex. Penal Code § 43.25SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD.Printed as Section 20A.02, 20A.03, 21.02, 21.11, 22.011, 22.021, 43.05, or 43.25, Penal Code
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