{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-160.412","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 160.412","heading":"FURNISHING OF INFORMATION; CONFIDENTIALITY.","body":"(a) The vital statistics unit is not required to attempt to locate the mother of a child who is the subject of a registration. The vital statistics unit shall send a copy of the notice of the registration to a mother who has provided an address.\n(b) Information contained in the registry is confidential and may be released on request only to:\n(1) a court or a person designated by the court;\n(2) the mother of the child who is the subject of the registration;\n(3) an agency authorized by another law to receive the information;\n(4) a licensed child-placing agency;\n(5) a support enforcement agency;\n(6) a party, or the party's attorney of record, to a proceeding under this chapter or a proceeding to adopt or to terminate parental rights regarding a child who is the subject of the registration; and\n(7) the registry of paternity in another state.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff. June 14, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.070, eff. April 2, 2015.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","SUBTITLE B. SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","CHAPTER 160. UNIFORM PARENTAGE ACT","SUBCHAPTER E. REGISTRY OF PATERNITY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.160.htm#160.412","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"17d5254d4b587daebd6a7a015d5d5a8b092dc1369d31b37284f67c29cc1927e5","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-160.411","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-160.413"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}