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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the confidentiality of certain personal information of |
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an applicant for or a person protected by a protective order. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 82.011, Family Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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Sec. 82.011. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION. On |
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request by an applicant, the court may protect the applicant's |
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mailing address and county of residence by rendering an order: |
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(1) requiring the applicant to: |
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(A) disclose the applicant's mailing address and |
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county of residence to the court; |
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(B) designate a person to receive on behalf of |
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the applicant any notice or documents filed with the court related |
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to the application; and |
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(C) disclose the designated person's mailing |
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address to the court; |
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(2) requiring the court clerk to: |
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(A) strike the applicant's mailing address and |
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county of residence from the public records of the court, if |
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applicable; and |
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(B) maintain a confidential record of the |
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applicant's mailing address and county of residence for use only by |
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the court; and |
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(3) prohibiting the release of the information to the |
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respondent. |
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SECTION 2. Section 85.007(a), Family Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) On request by a person protected by an order or member of |
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the family or household of a person protected by an order, the court |
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may exclude from a protective order: |
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(1) the address, county of residence, and telephone |
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number of[: |
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[(1)] a person protected by the order[, in which case |
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the order shall state the county in which the person resides]; or |
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(2) the address and telephone number of: |
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(A) the place of employment or business of a |
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person protected by the order; or |
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(B) [(3)] the child-care facility or school a |
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child protected by the order attends or in which the child resides. |
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SECTION 3. (a) Section 82.011, Family Code, as amended by |
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this Act, applies only to an application for a protective order that |
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is filed on or after the effective date of this Act. An application |
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for a protective order filed before the effective date of this Act |
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is governed by the law in effect on the date the application is |
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filed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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(b) Section 85.007, Family Code, as amended by this Act, |
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applies to a protective order regardless of whether the protective |
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order was rendered before, on, or after the effective date of this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |