Texas § 552.117 EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN ADDRESSES, TELEPHONE NUMBERS, SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS, AND PERSONAL FAMILY INFORMATION.

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§ 552.117 — EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN ADDRESSES, TELEPHONE NUMBERS, SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS, AND PERSONAL FAMILY INFORMATION.

Texas § 552.117

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Sec. 552.117. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN ADDRESSES, TELEPHONE NUMBERS, SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS, AND PERSONAL FAMILY INFORMATION.

(a)Information is excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021 if it is information that relates to the home address, home telephone number, emergency contact information, or social security number of the following person or that reveals whether the person has family members:

(1)a current or former official or employee of a governmental body, except as otherwise provided by Section 552.024 ;

(2)a current or honorably retired peace officer as defined by Article 2A.001 , Code of Criminal Procedure, or a current or honorably retired security officer commissioned under Section 51.212 , Education Code, regardless of whether the officer complies with

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Sec. 552.117. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN ADDRESSES, TELEPHONE NUMBERS, SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS, AND PERSONAL FAMILY INFORMATION. (a) Information is excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021 if it is information that relates to the home address, home telephone number, emergency contact information, or social security number of the following person or that reveals whether the person has family members:
(1) a current or former official or employee of a governmental body, except as otherwise provided by Section 552.024 ;
(2) a current or honorably retired peace officer as defined by Article 2A.001 , Code of Criminal Procedure, or a current or honorably retired security officer commissioned under Section 51.212 , Education Code, regardless of whether the officer complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175 , as applicable;
(3) a current or former employee of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or of the predecessor in function of the department or any division of the department, regardless of whether the current or former employee complies with Section 552.1175 ;
(4) a peace officer as defined by Article 2A.001 , Code of Criminal Procedure, or other law, a reserve law enforcement officer, a commissioned deputy game warden, or a corrections officer in a municipal, county, or state penal institution in this state who was killed in the line of duty, regardless of whether the deceased complied with Section 552.024 or 552.1175;
(5) a commissioned security officer as defined by Section 1702.002 , Occupations Code, regardless of whether the officer complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175 , as applicable;
(6) an officer or employee of a community supervision and corrections department established under Chapter 76 who performs a duty described by Section 76.004 (b), regardless of whether the officer or employee complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175 ;
(7) a current or former employee of the office of the attorney general and a family member of the current or former employee, regardless of whether the person complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175 ;
(8) a current or former employee of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department or of the predecessors in function of the department, regardless of whether the current or former employee complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175 ;
(9) a current or former juvenile probation or supervision officer certified by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, or the predecessors in function of the department, under Title 12, Human Resources Code, regardless of whether the current or former officer complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175 ;
(10) a current or former employee of a juvenile justice program or facility, as those terms are defined by Section 261.405 , Family Code, regardless of whether the current or former employee complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175 ;
(11) a current or former member of the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, or Marine Corps, an auxiliary service of one of those branches of the armed forces, or the Texas military forces, as that term is defined by Section 437.001 ;
(12) a current or former district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county or municipal attorney whose jurisdiction includes any criminal law or child protective services matters, regardless of whether the current or former attorney complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175 ;
(13) a current or former employee of a district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county or municipal attorney whose jurisdiction includes any criminal law or child protective services matters, regardless of whether the current or former employee complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175 ;
(14) a current or former employee of the Texas Civil Commitment Office or of the predecessor in function of the office or a division of the office, regardless of whether the current or former employee complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175 ;
(15) a current or former federal judge or state judge, as those terms are defined by Section 1.005 , Election Code, a federal bankruptcy judge, a marshal of the United States Marshals Service, a United States attorney, or a family member of a current or former federal judge, including a federal bankruptcy judge, a marshal of the United States Marshals Service, a United States attorney, or a state judge;
(16) a current or former child protective services caseworker, adult protective services caseworker, or investigator for the Department of Family and Protective Services, regardless of whether the caseworker or investigator complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175 , or a current or former employee of a department contractor performing child protective services caseworker, adult protective services caseworker, or investigator functions for the contractor on behalf of the department;
(17) an elected public officer, regardless of whether the officer complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175 ;
(18) a current or former United States attorney, assistant United States attorney, federal public defender, deputy federal public defender, or assistant federal public defender and the spouse or child of the current or former attorney or public defender, regardless of whether the person complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175 ;
(19) a firefighter or volunteer firefighter or emergency medical services personnel as defined by Section 773.003 , Health and Safety Code, regardless of whether the firefighter or volunteer firefighter or emergency medical services personnel comply with Section 552.024 or 552.1175 , as applicable;
(20) a current or former employee of a public defender's office as defined by Article 26.044 (a), Code of Criminal Procedure, regardless of whether the current or former employee complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175;
(21) a member of the governing board of an institution of higher education or a private or independent institution of higher education, as those terms are defined by Section 61.003 , Education Code;
(22) the chancellor or other chief executive officer of a university system, as defined by Section 61.003 , Education Code;
(23) the president or other chief executive officer of an institution of higher education or a private or independent institution of higher education, as those terms are defined by Section 61.003 , Education Code;
(24) a current or former county clerk, district clerk, or county and district clerk, or a current or former employee of the office of a county clerk, district clerk, or county and district clerk, regardless of whether the current or former clerk or employee complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175 ;
(25) a current or former employee whose duties relate to court administration, including a court clerk, court coordinator, court administrator, juvenile case manager, law clerk, or staff attorney, regardless of whether the employee complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175 ;
(26) a current or former employee of the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System and entities administratively attached to the office, regardless of whether the employee complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175 ; or
(27) a current or former employee or commissioner of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, regardless of whether the employee or commissioner complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175 .
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), all documents filed with a county clerk and all documents filed with a district clerk are exempt from this section.
(b-1) A county clerk or district clerk on request of a person to whom this section applies shall redact information described by Subsection (a) that relates to the person posted on an Internet website by:
(1) the clerk; or
(2) an entity with which the county contracts for the provision or maintenance of the Internet website.
(c) In this section, "family member" means a minor child, adult child, spouse, or surviving spouse.

Ken Paxton, in His Official Capacity as Attorney General for the State of Texas and the Office of the Attorney General for the State of Texas v. Delia Garza, in Her Official Capacity as Travis County Attorney; John Creuzot, in His Official Capacity as Dallas County Criminal District Attorney; And Brian Middleton, in His Official Capacity as District Attorney of Fort Bend County (268th Judicial District)

(Court of Appeals of Texas, 2025)

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 512, Sec. 1, eff. May 31, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1318, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1999; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 119, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 947, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 621 (H.B. 455 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 927 (S.B. 1638 ), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 953 (H.B. 1046 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1229 (S.B. 602 ), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1033 (H.B. 2733 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 170 (H.B. 2152 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 527 (H.B. 1311 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2015. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 34 (S.B. 1576 ), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 190 (S.B. 42 ), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1006 (H.B. 1278 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2017. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 367 (H.B. 1351 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 633 (S.B. 1494 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2910 ), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1213 (S.B. 662 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1245 (H.B. 2446 ), Sec. 4, eff. June 14, 2019. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 65 (H.B. 1082 ), Sec. 1, eff. May 19, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 383 (S.B. 1134 ), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 383 (S.B. 1134 ), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 507 (S.B. 56 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 590 (S.B. 841 ), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 3607 ), Sec. 9.010, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 152 (S.B. 870 ), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504 ), Sec. 2.097, eff. January 1, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 156 (S.B. 1569 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (S.B. 370 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 7 (H.B. 16 ), Sec. 15.07, eff. December 4, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 7 (H.B. 16 ), Sec. 15.08, eff. December 4, 2025.