Tex. Family Code § 65.202
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 65.202, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 65.202. CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS.
Official statutory text
Records and files created under this chapter may be disclosed only to:
(1) the judge of the truancy court, the truant conduct prosecutor, and the staff of the judge and prosecutor;
(2) the child or an attorney for the child;
(3) a governmental agency if the disclosure is required or authorized by law;
(4) a person or entity to whom the child is referred for treatment or services if the agency or institution disclosing the information has entered into a written confidentiality agreement with the person or entity regarding the protection of the disclosed information;
(5) the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the Texas Juvenile Justice Department for the purpose of maintaining statistical records of recidivism and for diagnosis and classification;
(6) the agency; or
(7) with leave of the truancy court, any other person, agency, or institution having a legitimate interest in the proceeding or in the work of the court.
(1) the judge of the truancy court, the truant conduct prosecutor, and the staff of the judge and prosecutor;
(2) the child or an attorney for the child;
(3) a governmental agency if the disclosure is required or authorized by law;
(4) a person or entity to whom the child is referred for treatment or services if the agency or institution disclosing the information has entered into a written confidentiality agreement with the person or entity regarding the protection of the disclosed information;
(5) the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the Texas Juvenile Justice Department for the purpose of maintaining statistical records of recidivism and for diagnosis and classification;
(6) the agency; or
(7) with leave of the truancy court, any other person, agency, or institution having a legitimate interest in the proceeding or in the work of the court.
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