Tex. Fam. Code Section 85.007
Confidentiality of Certain Information

(a)

On request by a person protected by an order or member of the family or household of a person protected by an order, the court may exclude from a protective order:

(1)

the address, county of residence, and telephone number of a person protected by the order; or

(2)

the address and telephone number of:

(A)

the place of employment or business of a person protected by the order; or

(B)

the child-care facility or school a child protected by the order attends or in which the child resides.

(b)

On granting a request for confidentiality under this section, the court shall order the clerk to:

(1)

strike the information described by Subsection (a) from the public records of the court; and

(2)

maintain a confidential record of the information for use only by:

(A)

the court; or

(B)

a law enforcement agency for purposes of entering the information required by Section 411.042 (Bureau of Identification and Records)(b)(6), Government Code, into the statewide law enforcement information system maintained by the Department of Public Safety.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 91, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Amended by:

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 422 (S.B. 1242), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 146 (S.B. 578), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.

Source: Section 85.007 — Confidentiality of Certain Information, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.85.htm#85.007 (accessed May 11, 2024).

85.001
Required Findings and Orders 85.002
Exception for Violation of Expired Protective Order 85.003
Separate Protective Orders Required 85.004
Protective Order in Suit for Dissolution of Marriage 85.005
Agreed Order 85.006
Default Order 85.007
Confidentiality of Certain Information 85.009
Order Valid Until Superseded 85.021
Requirements of Order Applying to Any Party 85.022
Requirements of Order Applying to Person Who Committed Family Violence 85.023
Effect on Property Rights 85.024
Enforcement of Counseling Requirement 85.025
Duration of Protective Order 85.026
Warning on Protective Order 85.041
Delivery to Respondent 85.042
Delivery of Order to Other Persons 85.061
Dismissal of Application Prohibited 85.062
Application Filed While Suit for Dissolution of Marriage or Suit Affecting Parent-child Relationship Pending 85.063
Application Filed After Final Order Rendered in Suit for Dissolution of Marriage or Suit Affecting Parent-child Relationship 85.064
Transfer of Protective Order 85.065
Effect of Transfer 85.0221
Standard Protective Order Form 85.0225
Separation of Wireless Telephone Service Account

Accessed:
May 11, 2024

§ 85.007’s source at texas.gov

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Original Source: Section 85.007 — Confidentiality of Certain Information, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.85.htm#85.007 (last accessed May 11, 2024).