
§ 58.005. CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS.  (a) Records and 
files concerning a child, including personally identifiable 
information, and information obtained for the purpose of diagnosis, 
examination, evaluation, or treatment or for making a referral for 
treatment of a child by a public or private agency or institution 
providing supervision of a child by arrangement of the juvenile 
court or having custody of the child under order of the juvenile 
court may be disclosed only to:
		(1)  the professional staff or consultants of the 
agency or institution;    
		(2)  the judge, probation officers, and professional 
staff or consultants of the juvenile court;
		(3)  an attorney for the child;                                               
		(4)  a governmental agency if the disclosure is 
required or authorized by law;
		(5)  a person or entity to whom the child is referred 
for treatment or services if the agency or institution disclosing 
the information has entered into a written confidentiality 
agreement with the person or entity regarding the protection of the 
disclosed information;
		(6)  the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the 
Texas Juvenile Probation Commission for the purpose of maintaining 
statistical records of recidivism and for diagnosis and 
classification;  or
		(7)  with leave of the juvenile court, any other 
person, agency, or institution having a legitimate interest in the 
proceeding or in the work of the court.
	(b)  This section does not apply to information collected 
under Section 58.104.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 262, § 53, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.  
Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 283, § 27, eff. Sept. 1, 
2003.

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