Art. 57B.04. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER TO DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES. Nothing in this chapter requires the Department of Family and Protective Services to use a pseudonym in a department report, file, or record relating to the abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a child or adult who may also be the subject of an offense described by Article 57B.01(4). To the extent permitted by law, the Department of Family and Protective Services and a department employee, as necessary in performing department duties, may disclose the name of a victim who elects to use a pseudonym under this chapter.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1295 (S.B. 74), Sec. 3, eff. June 15, 2007.
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