Tex. Code of Crim. Proc. Article 58.060
Confidentiality of Participant Information; Destruction of Information

(a)

Information relating to a participant:

(1)

is confidential, except as provided by Article 58.061 (Exceptions); and

(2)

may not be disclosed under Chapter 552 (Public Information), Government Code.

(b)

Except as provided by Article 58.052 (Address Confidentiality Program)(d), the attorney general may not make a copy of any mail received by the office of the attorney general on behalf of the participant.

(c)

The attorney general shall destroy all information relating to a participant on the third anniversary of the date the participant’s participation in the program ends.

Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.07, eff. January 1, 2021.

Source: Article 58.060 — Confidentiality of Participant Information; Destruction of Information, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.58.htm#58.060 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

58.001
General Definitions 58.051
Definitions 58.052
Address Confidentiality Program 58.053
Agency Acceptance of Substitute Address Required 58.054
Eligibility 58.055
Application 58.056
Application and Eligibility Rules and Procedures 58.057
False Statement on Application 58.058
Exclusion from Participation in Program 58.059
Certification of Participation in Program 58.060
Confidentiality of Participant Information 58.061
Exceptions 58.062
Liability 58.101
Definition 58.102
Designation of Pseudonym 58.103
Victim Information Confidential 58.104
Court-ordered Disclosure of Victim Information 58.105
Disclosure of Certain Child Victim Information Prohibited 58.106
Disclosure of Information of Confined Victim 58.107
Offense 58.151
Definition 58.152
Designation of Pseudonym 58.153
Victim Information Confidential 58.154
Court-ordered Disclosure of Victim Information 58.155
Disclosure of Certain Child Victim Information Prohibited 58.156
Offense 58.157
Effect on Other Law 58.201
Definition 58.202
Designation of Pseudonym 58.203
Victim Information Confidential 58.204
Court-ordered Disclosure of Victim Information 58.205
Disclosure of Certain Child Victim Information Prohibited 58.206
Offense 58.207
Applicability of Subchapter to Department of Family and Protective Services 58.208
Applicability of Subchapter to Political Subdivisions 58.251
Definition 58.252
Designation of Pseudonym 58.253
Victim Information Confidential 58.254
Court-ordered Disclosure of Victim Information 58.255
Disclosure of Child Victim Information Prohibited 58.256
Offense 58.301
Definitions 58.302
Sealing of Medical Records 58.303
Access to Sealed Medical Records 58.304
Liability

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

Art. 58.060’s source at texas.gov

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Original Source: Article 58.060 — Confidentiality of Participant Information; Destruction of Information, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.58.htm#58.060 (last accessed Jun. 5, 2024).