Texas Labor Code - Section 402.091. Failure To Maintain Confidentiality; Offense; Penalty
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§ 402.091. FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONFIDENTIALITY; OFFENSE;
PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly,
intentionally, or recklessly publishes, discloses, or distributes
information that is confidential under this subchapter to a person
not authorized to receive the information directly from the
division.
(b) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly,
intentionally, or recklessly receives information that is
confidential under this subchapter and that the person is not
authorized to receive.
(c) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
(d) An offense under this section may be prosecuted in a
court in the county where the information was unlawfully received,
published, disclosed, or distributed.
(e) A district court in Travis County has jurisdiction to
enjoin the use, publication, disclosure, or distribution of
confidential information under this section.
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended
by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 980, § 1.18, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 265, § 2.027, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
Section: 402.084 402.085 402.086 402.087 402.088 402.089 402.090 402.091 402.092 402.251 403.001 403.002 403.003 403.004 403.005
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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