Tex. Government Code § 552.1315
EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN CRIME VICTIM RECORDS
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- Tex. Government Code § 552.1315, EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN CRIME VICTIM RECORDS, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/657163
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(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.