Texas Administrative Code
Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE
Part 19 - DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Chapter 702 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Subchapter D - RELEASE OF RECORDS RELATING TO A CHILD FATALITY
Section 702.313 - What kinds of information must be redacted from any records released to the general public under this subchapter?
Universal Citation: 40 TX Admin Code ยง 702.313
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) Prior to releasing any information to the general public in connection with a child fatality, the department shall redact from those records:
(1) the names of any individual other than
the deceased child or the alleged perpetrator; and
(2) any other information, the release of
which would:
(A) identify a reporter of abuse
or neglect;
(B) interfere with an
ongoing criminal investigation or prosecution;
(C) endanger the life or safety of any
individual; or
(D) violate other
state or federal law.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision in this subchapter, the department shall not release the name of an alleged perpetrator unless that individual has exhausted all appeal rights and the finding of abuse or neglect has been sustained. The department may describe the role of the alleged perpetrator with respect to the deceased child, including whether the alleged perpetrator was a parent, relative, foster parent or other caregiver of the child.
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