Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 58.302 — SEALING OF MEDICAL RECORDS

CR § 58.302Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 58. CONFIDENTIALITY OF IDENTIFYING INFORMATION AND MEDICAL RECORDS OF CERTAIN CRIME VICTIMS · Art. G. SEALING OF MEDICAL RECORDS OF CERTAIN CHILD VICTIMS

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(a)Except as provided by Subsection (c), on a motion filed by a person described by Subsection (b), the court shall seal the medical records of a child who is a victim of an offense described by Section 1, Article 38.071.

(b)A motion under this article may be filed on the court's own motion or by:

(1)the attorney representing the state;

(2)the defendant; or

(3)the parent or guardian of the victim or, if the victim is no longer a child, the victim.

(c)The court is not required to seal the records described by this article on a finding of good cause after a hearing held under Subsection (d).

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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.