Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 58.202
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 58.202, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 58.202. DESIGNATION OF PSEUDONYM; PSEUDONYM FORM.
Official statutory text
(a) A victim may choose a pseudonym to be used instead of the victim's name to designate the victim in all public files and records concerning the offense, including police summary reports, press releases, and records of judicial proceedings. A victim who elects to use a pseudonym as provided by this subchapter must complete a pseudonym form developed under Subsection (b) and return the form to the law enforcement agency investigating the offense.
(b) The office of the attorney general shall develop and distribute to all law enforcement agencies of the state a pseudonym form to record the name, address, telephone number, and pseudonym of a victim.
(b) The office of the attorney general shall develop and distribute to all law enforcement agencies of the state a pseudonym form to record the name, address, telephone number, and pseudonym of a victim.
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