{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-81.104","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.104","heading":"INJUNCTION; CIVIL LIABILITY.","body":"(a) A person may bring an action to restrain a violation or threatened violation of Section 81.102 or 81.103.\n(b) A person who violates Section 81.102 or who is found in a civil action to have negligently released or disclosed a test result or allowed a test result to become known in violation of Section 81.103 is liable for:\n(1) actual damages;\n(2) a civil penalty of not more than $5,000; and\n(3) court costs and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the person bringing the action.\n(c) A person who is found in a civil action to have wilfully released or disclosed a test result or allowed a test result to become known in violation of Section 81.103 is liable for:\n(1) actual damages;\n(2) a civil penalty of not less than $5,000 nor more than $10,000; and\n(3) court costs and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the person bringing the action.\n(d) Each release or disclosure made, or allowance of a test result to become known, in violation of this subchapter constitutes a separate offense.\n(e) A defendant in a civil action brought under this section is not entitled to claim any privilege as a defense to the action.\nActs 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1213, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 2. HEALTH","SUBTITLE D. PREVENTION, CONTROL, AND REPORTS OF DISEASES; PUBLIC HEALTH DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES","CHAPTER 81. COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; PUBLIC HEALTH DISASTERS; PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES","SUBCHAPTER F. TESTS FOR ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME AND RELATED DISORDERS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.81.htm#81.104","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"ab201cbff5e96f81d68cbff59c56dafb7c8da11eacd1b050b56552885eca3f7b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-81.103","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-81.105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}