Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 59.13. Disclosure Of Information Relating To Accounts And Assets At Regulated Financial Institution

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Art. 59.13. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION RELATING TO ACCOUNTS 
AND ASSETS AT REGULATED FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.  (a) The attorney 
representing the state may disclose information to the primary 
state or federal financial institution regulator, including grand 
jury information or otherwise confidential information, relating 
to any action contemplated or brought under this chapter that 
involves property consisting of a depository account in a regulated 
financial institution or assets held by a regulated financial 
institution as security for an obligation owed to a regulated 
financial institution.  An attorney representing the state who 
discloses information as permitted by this subsection is not 
subject to contempt under Article 20.02 for that disclosure.
	(b)  A primary state or federal financial institution 
regulator shall keep confidential any information provided by the 
attorney representing the state under Subsection (a).  The sharing 
of information under Subsection (a) by a representative of the 
state is not considered a waiver by the state of any privilege or 
claim of confidentiality.
	(c)  A regulator described by Subsection (b) commits an 
offense if the regulator knowingly discloses information in 
violation of this article.  An offense under this subsection is 
punishable by confinement in jail for a period not to exceed 30 
days, a fine not to exceed $500, or both such confinement and fine.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 438, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.           

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