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House Bill 1293 |
House Author: Alvarado et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-15 |
Senate Sponsor: Huffman |
House Bill 1293 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure and Property Code to provide for the use of a pseudonym by a victim of a stalking offense instead of the victim's name in all public files and records and legal proceedings concerning the offense. The bill requires the office of the attorney general to develop and distribute to all state law enforcement agencies a pseudonym form and provides for the implementation of the pseudonym by the law enforcement agency receiving a completed pseudonym form. The bill provides for limited disclosure of a stalking victim's identifying information and establishes Class C misdemeanors for certain conduct involving the knowing disclosure of that information to a person not associated with the case.
House Bill 1293 requires a tenant who is a stalking victim seeking to terminate a lease, vacate, and avoid related liability and who is identified in the applicable law enforcement incident report by means of a pseudonym to provide a copy of the completed pseudonym form to the landlord.