{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-204.056","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 204.056","heading":"CRIMINAL PENALTY.","body":"(a) An individual commits an offense if:\n(1) the individual intentionally releases an identifiable sample of the genetic material of another individual that was provided for purposes of genetic testing ordered under this subchapter; and\n(2) the release:\n(A) is for a purpose not related to the proceeding to declare heirship; and\n(B) was not ordered by the court or done in accordance with written permission obtained from the individual who provided the sample.\n(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY","SUBTITLE E. INTESTATE SUCCESSION","CHAPTER 204. GENETIC TESTING IN PROCEEDINGS TO DECLARE HEIRSHIP","SUBCHAPTER B. COURT ORDERS FOR GENETIC TESTING IN PROCEEDINGS TO DECLARE HEIRSHIP"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.204.htm#204.056","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"7a61d0721671ebf3c6501862c5e49d587b5f37ee34565daa9f02faa577a65a5d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-204.055","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-204.101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}