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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 56B.058 — DISCLOSURE AND USE OF INFORMATION

CR § 56B.058Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 56B. CRIME VICTIMS' COMPENSATION · Art. B. APPLICATION AND REVIEW

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(a)This article does not apply to information made confidential by law.
(b)An application for compensation under this chapter and any information, document, summary, or other record provided to or received, maintained, or created by the attorney general under this chapter, including a report released to the attorney general under Article 56B.054(f), is:
(1)except as provided by Section 552.132(c), Government Code, not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552 of that code; and
(2)except as provided by Subsection (c), not subject to disclosure, discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for release.
(c)The attorney general may not release or disclose an application for compensation under this chapter, or any information, document, summary, or other record provided to or received, maintained, or created by the attorney general under this chapter, except:
(1)by court order for good cause shown, if the order includes a finding that the information is not available from any other source;

Legislative history

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 403 (H.B. 2355), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.

Source: Texas Code of Criminal Procedure § 56B.058 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.