Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
§ 58.203 — VICTIM INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL
CR § 58.203Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 58. CONFIDENTIALITY OF IDENTIFYING INFORMATION AND MEDICAL RECORDS OF CERTAIN CRIME VICTIMS · Art. E. CONFIDENTIALITY OF IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF VICTIMS OF FAMILY VIOLENCE
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 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 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 on an order of a court. The court finding required by Article 58.204 is not required to disclose the confidential pseudonym form to the defendant in the case or to the defendant's attorney.
(c)If a victim completes a pseudonym form and returns the form to a law enforcement agency under Article 58.202(a), the law enforcement agency receiving 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;
(2)notify the attorney representing the state of the pseudonym and that the victim has elected to be designated by the pseudonym; and
(3)maintain the form in a manner that protects the confidentiality of the information contained on the form.
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.07, eff. January 1, 2021.