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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 58.052 — ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM

CR § 58.052Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 58. CONFIDENTIALITY OF IDENTIFYING INFORMATION AND MEDICAL RECORDS OF CERTAIN CRIME VICTIMS · Art. B. ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN CRIME VICTIMS

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(a)The attorney general shall establish an address confidentiality program, as provided by this subchapter, to assist a victim of family violence, sexual assault or abuse, stalking, child abduction, or trafficking of persons in maintaining a confidential address.
(b)The attorney general shall:
(1)designate a substitute post office box address that a participant may use in place of the participant's true residential, business, or school address;
(2)act as agent to receive service of process and mail on behalf of the participant; and
(3)forward to the participant mail received by the office of the attorney general on behalf of the participant.
(c)A summons, writ, notice, demand, or process may be served on the attorney general on behalf of the participant by delivery of two copies of the document to the office of the attorney general. The attorney general shall retain a copy of the summons, writ, notice, demand, or process and forward the original to the participant not later than the third day after the date of service on the attorney general.

Legislative history

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 177 (H.B. 1161), Sec. 2, eff. May 24, 2023.

Source: Texas Code of Criminal Procedure § 58.052 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.