Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
§ 58.056 — APPLICATION AND ELIGIBILITY RULES AND PROCEDURES
CR § 58.056Title 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
Statute text
View on source(a)The attorney general may establish procedures for requiring an applicant, in appropriate circumstances, to submit with the application under Article 58.054(2)(A) independent documentary evidence of family violence, sexual assault or abuse, stalking, child abduction, or trafficking of persons in the form of:
(1)an active or recently issued order described by Article 58.054(1)(B);
(2)an incident report or other record maintained by a law enforcement agency or official;
(3)a statement of a physician or other health care provider regarding the medical condition of the applicant, applicant's child, or other person in the applicant's household as a result of the family violence, sexual assault or abuse, stalking, child abduction, or trafficking of persons;
(4)a statement of a mental health professional, a member of the clergy, an attorney or other legal advocate, a trained staff member of a family violence center, or another professional who has assisted the applicant, applicant's child, or other person in the applicant's household in addressing the effects of the family violence, sexual assault or abuse, stalking, child abduction, or trafficking of persons; or
(5)any other independent documentary evidence necessary to show the applicant's eligibility to participate in the program.
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Legislative history
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 177 (H.B. 1161), Sec. 5, eff. May 24, 2023.