(b) The attorney general shall:
(1) designate a substitute post office box address that a participant may use in place of the participant's true residential, business, or school address;
(2) act as agent to receive service of process and mail on behalf of the participant; and
(3) forward to the participant mail received by the office of the attorney general on behalf of the participant.
(c) A summons, writ, notice, demand, or process may be served on the attorney general on behalf of the participant by delivery of two copies of the document to the office of the attorney general. The attorney general shall retain a copy of the summons, writ, notice, demand, or process and forward the original to the participant not later than the third day after the date of service on the attorney general.
(d) The attorney general shall make and retain a copy of the envelope in which certified mail is received on behalf of the participant.
(e) The attorney general shall adopt rules to administer the program.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.07, eff. January 1, 2021.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 1 - Code of Criminal Procedure
Chapter 58 - Confidentiality of Identifying Information and Medical Records of Certain Crime Victims
Subchapter B. Address Confidentiality Program for Certain Crime Victims
Article 58.052. Address Confidentiality Program
Article 58.053. Agency Acceptance of Substitute Address Required; Exemptions
Article 58.056. Application and Eligibility Rules and Procedures
Article 58.057. False Statement on Application
Article 58.058. Exclusion From Participation in Program; Withdrawal
Article 58.059. Certification of Participation in Program
Article 58.060. Confidentiality of Participant Information; Destruction of Information