Texas Code § 17.294

CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION IN ORDER FOR EMERGENCY PROTECTION
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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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