Texas Family Code

§ 93.004 — EXCEPTIONS

FA § 93.004Title 4. PROTECTIVE ORDERS AND FAMILY VIOLENCE · Part C. FAMILY VIOLENCE REPORTING AND SERVICES · Ch. 93. CONFIDENTIAL AND PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATIONS

Statute text

View on source

(a)A communication that is confidential under this chapter may be disclosed only:

(1)to another individual employed by or volunteering for a family violence center for the purpose of furthering the advocacy process;

(2)for the purpose of seeking evidence that is admissible under Article 38.49, Code of Criminal Procedure, following an in camera review and a determination that the communication is admissible under that article;

(3)to other persons in the context of a support group or group counseling in which a victim is a participant; or

(4)for the purposes of making a report under Chapter 261 of this code or Section 48.051, Human Resources Code.

(b)Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the Texas Rules of Evidence govern the disclosure of a communication that is confidential under this chapter in a criminal or civil proceeding by an expert witness who relies on facts or data from the communication to form the basis of the expert's opinion.

…

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1091 (H.B. 3649), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.