Art. 17.294. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION IN ORDER FOR EMERGENCY PROTECTION. On request by a person protected by an order for emergency protection issued under Article 17.292 , or if determined necessary by the magistrate, the court issuing the order may protect the person's mailing address by rendering an order: (1) requiring the person protected under the order to: (A) disclose the person's mailing address to the court; (B) designate another person to receive on behalf of the person any notice or documents filed with the court related to the order; and (C) disclose the designated person's mailing address to the court; (2) requiring the court clerk to: (A) strike the mailing address of the person protected by the order from the public records of the court, if applicable; and (B) maintain a confidential record of the mailing address for use only by: (i) the court; or (ii) a law enforcement agency for purposes of entering the information required by Section 411.042 (b)(6), Government Code, into the statewide law enforcement information system maintained by the Department of Public Safety; and (3) prohibiting the release of the information to the defendant.
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