Texas Statutes
§ 160.511 — OFFENSE: UNAUTHORIZED RELEASE OF SPECIMEN.
Texas § 160.511
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Tex. Family Code Code Ann. § 160.511 (2026).
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Sec. 160.511. OFFENSE: UNAUTHORIZED RELEASE OF SPECIMEN.
(a)A person commits an offense if the person intentionally releases an identifiable specimen of another person for any purpose not relevant to the parentage proceeding and without a court order or the written permission of the person who furnished the specimen.
(b)An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff. June 14, 2001.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PATERNITY.§ 160.303
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