{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-92.008","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 92.008","heading":"CRIMINAL OFFENSES.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if:\n(1) the person intentionally posts covered information of an at-risk individual or an immediate family member of the individual on a publicly accessible Internet website without first obtaining the consent of the individual or family member to whom the information refers;\n(2) the information is posted with intent to cause or threaten to cause harm to or harassment of an at-risk individual or the individual's immediate family member; and\n(3) under the circumstances, harm to or harassment of the at-risk individual or immediate family member is a probable consequence of the posting of the information.\n(b) A person other than a data broker commits an offense if the person does not remove from a publicly accessible Internet website controlled by the person covered information identified in a written request submitted under Section 92.003 within 10 business days of receiving the request.\n(c) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor, except the offense is a Class A misdemeanor if the offense results in the bodily injury of:\n(1) the at-risk individual whose covered information was posted on the Internet website; or\n(2) an immediate family member of the individual.\nAdded by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 672 (H.B. 5081), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE H. INFORMATION RESOURCES AND SECURITY","CHAPTER 92. PROTECTION OF PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF AT-RISK INDIVIDUALS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.92.htm#92.008","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"e62fdb153da7fe7ca0a74079e7d466108be714b6b8e9331cd938d8c91754b29b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-92.007","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-121.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}