Texas Human Resources Code - Section 12.003. Disclosure Of Information Prohibited
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§ 12.003. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION PROHIBITED. (a)
Except for purposes directly connected with the administration of
the department's assistance programs, it is an offense for a person
to solicit, disclose, receive, or make use of, or to authorize,
knowingly permit, participate in, or acquiesce in the use of the
names of, or any information concerning, persons applying for or
receiving assistance if the information is directly or indirectly
derived from the records, papers, files, or communications of the
department or acquired by employees of the department in the
performance of their official duties.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2336, ch. 842, art. 1, § 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1979.
Section: 1.003 11.001 11.002 11.003 11.004 12.001 12.002 12.003 21.001 21.002 21.003 21.0031 21.0032 21.004 21.005
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