Texas Statutes
Subchapter F. Genetic Testing
Section 160.511. Offense: Unauthorized Release of Specimen

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.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff. June 14, 2001.