{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-144.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 144.005","heading":"COURT RECORDS CONCERNING ORDER.","body":"The court shall seal records concerning an order issued under this chapter and ensure that the court's records are not open for inspection by any person except the former mental patient or on further order of the court after notice to the former mental patient and a finding of good cause. The institution of a suit or bringing of a claim by or on behalf of the former mental patient or the former patient's assignee or insurer constitutes good cause.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1295, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE","TITLE 6. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 144. DESTRUCTION OF CERTAIN RECORDS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.144.htm#144.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"6cf4ba64357a37a9bc2759af9626b821b220bcf112511078802a1726d9a9abfc","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-144.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-144.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}