Texas Administrative Code
Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION
Part 3 - OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Chapter 64 - ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM
Subchapter B - APPLICATION FOR ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM PARTICIPATION
Section 64.10 - Requirements
Universal Citation: 1 TX Admin Code ยง 64.10
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) An application must be submitted through the form published on the OAG website, and must be signed, dated, and affirm the following:
(1)
the applicant fears for the safety of the applicant, the applicant's child, or
another person in the applicant's household because of threat of immediate or
future harm by a person alleged to have committed family violence, a sexual
offense, stalking, or trafficking of persons;
(2) the applicant lives at, or will relocate
to, a residential address that is, to the best of their knowledge, unknown to
the person who committed the alleged family violence, sexual offense, stalking,
or trafficking of persons;
(3) if
there is an existing court order or a pending court case for child support or
child custody or visitation that involves the applicant, the name of the legal
counsel of record and each parent involved in the court order or pending case;
and
(4) the applicant designates
the OAG as agent to receive service of process and mail on behalf of the
applicant.
(b) In addition to the application, the OAG may require an applicant to submit independent documentary evidence that family violence, a sexual offense, stalking, or trafficking of persons occurred. Independent documentary evidence may include, but is not limited to:
(1) an
active or recently issued protective order;
(2) an incident report or other record
maintained by a law enforcement agency or official;
(3) a statement from a physician or other
health care provider regarding the applicant's medical condition as a result of
the family violence, sexual offense, stalking, or trafficking of
persons;
(4) a statement from a
mental health professional, a member of the clergy, an attorney or other legal
advocate, a trained staff member of a family violence center, or another
professional who has assisted the applicant in addressing the effects of the
family violence, sexual offense, stalking, or trafficking of persons;
or
(5) any other information the
OAG deems appropriate.
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