{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-161.009","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.009","heading":"PENALTIES FOR DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person:\n(1) negligently releases or discloses immunization registry information in violation of Section 161.007, 161.0071, 161.0073, or 161.008;\n(2) fails to exclude an individual's immunization information in violation of Section 161.0071;\n(3) fails to remove a person's immunization information in violation of Section 161.00705, 161.00706, or 161.00735; or\n(4) negligently uses information in the immunization registry to solicit new patients or clients or for other purposes that are not associated with immunization or quality-of-care purposes, unless authorized under this section.\n(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1081, Sec. 5.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 258 (S.B. 11), Sec. 12.06, eff. September 1, 2007.\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 9 (S.B. 346), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2009.\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 35 (S.B. 347), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2009.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 2. HEALTH","SUBTITLE H. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 161. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS","SUBCHAPTER A. IMMUNIZATIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.161.htm#161.009","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"b28e6057c13c3e5fe09ced4975fba1afd24bb9fd462ad256c0926b7be0ba6ec5","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-161.0086","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-161.0095"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}