Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 58.103
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 58.103, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 58.103. VICTIM INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL.
Official statutory text
(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.
(e) An office of the attorney representing the state 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 office's possession;
(2) maintain the form in a manner that protects the confidentiality of the information contained on the form; and
(3) ensure that the victim is designated by the pseudonym in all legal proceedings concerning 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.
(e) An office of the attorney representing the state 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 office's possession;
(2) maintain the form in a manner that protects the confidentiality of the information contained on the form; and
(3) ensure that the victim is designated by the pseudonym in all legal proceedings concerning the offense.
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