{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-144.008","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 144.008","heading":"DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION SUBJECT TO ORDER; PENALTY.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person:\n(1) knows of a former mental patient's admission to a mental health facility;\n(2) knows of a court order issued under this chapter that relates to that admission; and\n(3) intentionally releases, disseminates, or publishes a record or index reference subject to that order.\n(b) A person commits an offense if the person:\n(1) knowingly fails to delete, seal, destroy, or present to the court a record or index reference subject to an order issued under this chapter; and\n(2) knows or should know that the record or index reference is subject to that order.\n(c) An offense under this chapter is a Class B misdemeanor.\n(d) This chapter does not prohibit an attorney or insurer of a provider or patient from retaining or communicating confidentially about a privileged document as necessary to provide legal advice regarding an actual or potential claim or issue. The document or communication remains privileged and not subject to a subpoena.\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#144.008","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"3639a37702bd7cd206321ca41a10a74f53b1177ba29f88ddf9ce1c31bddeea3a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-144.007","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-144.009"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}