Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
§ 58.103 — VICTIM INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL
CR § 58.103Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 58. CONFIDENTIALITY OF IDENTIFYING INFORMATION AND MEDICAL RECORDS OF CERTAIN CRIME VICTIMS · Art. C. CONFIDENTIALITY OF IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF SEX OFFENSE VICTIMS
Statute text
View on source(a)A victim who completes a pseudonym form and returns the form to the law enforcement agency investigating the offense or to the office of the attorney representing the state prosecuting the offense may not be required to disclose the victim's name, address, and telephone number in connection with the investigation or prosecution of the offense.
(b)A law enforcement agency or an office of the attorney representing the state receiving a pseudonym form under Subsection (a) shall send a copy of the form to each other agency or office investigating or prosecuting the offense.
(c)A completed and returned pseudonym form is confidential and may not be disclosed to any person other than a defendant in the case or the defendant's attorney, except as provided by Subsection (b) or by order of a court. The court finding required by Article 58.104 is not required to disclose the confidential pseudonym form to the defendant in the case or to the defendant's attorney.
(d)A law enforcement agency receiving the form or a copy of the form shall:
(1)remove the victim's name and substitute the pseudonym for the name on all reports, files, and records in the agency's possession; and
(2)maintain the form in a manner that protects the confidentiality of the information contained on the form.
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Legislative history
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 11 (S.B. 836), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2025.