Matagorda County Justice of the Peace Courts Sealing & Redaction Procedures

CRITICALCriminal cases

The clerk must maintain the information as a confidential record for use only by the court or a law-enforcement agency entering the specified information into the statewide law-enforcement information system.

Family Code Ch. 85, Sec. 85.007 (3)- the court shall order the clerk to maintain a confidential record of the information for use only by: (A) the court, or (B) a law enforcement agency for purposes of entering the information required by Scction 411.042 (b) (6), Govt. Code into the statewide law enforcement information system maintained by the Department of Public Safety. (Eff. 9/1/17)

CRITICALCriminal cases

Addresses and specific locations of protected persons must remain confidential and be omitted from the Order.

the Order. Order, the addresses and specific locations of the person or persons protected by this Order

CRITICALCriminal cases

If the child-care facility or school addresses are marked confidential, the clerk must remove them from public court records and maintain them confidentially for the stated authorized use.

The addresses of the prohibited locations are: (Mark one) CONFIDENTIAL by Order of this Court. The Court ORDERS the clerk of the magistrate court to strike the addresses from the public records of the court and maintain a confidential record of the addresses for use only by the Court or law enforcement for the purpose of entering the information into the statewide law enforcement information system maintained by the Texas Department of Public Safety; or DISCLOSED as follows:

CRITICALCriminal cases

The protective-order data-entry form may be released only to authorized agencies.

released to authorized agencies only.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Protected persons’ mailing addresses and counties of residence must be removed from public records and maintained confidentially for the stated court or law-enforcement use.

BY ORDER OF THIS COURT, the mailing address and county of residence of persons protected by this Order are CONFIDENTIAL. The Court ORDERS the clerk of the magistrate court to strike the mailing address and county of residence of persons protected by this Order from the public records of the Magistrate Court and maintain a confidential record of the information for use only by the Court or law enforcement for the purpose of entering the information into the statewide law enforcement information system maintained by the Texas Department of Public Safety.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Protected persons’ mailing addresses and counties of residence must be removed from public records and kept confidential for the specified court or law-enforcement use.

BY ORDER OF THIS COURT, the mailing address and county of residence of persons protected by this Order are CONFIDENTIAL. The Court ORDERS the clerk of the magistrate court to strike the mailing address and county of residence of persons protected by this Order from the public records of the Magistrate Court and maintain a confidential record of the information for use only by the Court or law enforcement for the purpose of entering the information into the statewide law enforcement information system maintained by the Texas Department of Public Safety.

CRITICALCriminal cases

The clerk must remove the protected-person addresses from public records and maintain a confidential record for court or law-enforcement use.

CONFIDENTIAL by Order of this Court. The Court ORDERS the clerk of the magistrate court to strike the addresses from the public records of the court and maintain a confidential record of the addresses for use only by the Court or law enforcement for the purpose of entering the information into the statewide law enforcement information system maintained by the Texas Department of Public Safety;

CRITICALCriminal cases

If the residence or employment/business addresses are marked confidential, the clerk must remove them from public court records and maintain them confidentially for the stated authorized use.

The addresses of the prohibited locations are: (Mark one) CONFIDENTIAL by Order of this Court. The Court ORDERS the clerk of the magistrate court to strike the addresses from the public records of the court and maintain a confidential record of the addresses for use only by the Court or law enforcement for the purpose of entering the information into the statewide law enforcement information system maintained by the Texas Department of Public Safety;

CRITICALCriminal cases

Protected persons’ mailing addresses and counties of residence must be removed from public records and kept confidential for specified court or law-enforcement use.

BY ORDER OF THIS COURT, the mailing address and county of residence of persons protected by this Order are CONFIDENTIAL. The Court ORDERS the clerk of the magistrate court to strike the mailing address and county of residence of persons protected by this Order from the public records of the Magistrate Court and maintain a confidential record of the information for use only by the Court or law enforcement for the purpose of entering the information into the statewide law enforcement information system maintained by the Texas Department of Public Safety.

CRITICALCriminal cases

If the residence or employment/business addresses are designated confidential, the clerk must remove them from public records and maintain them confidentially for the specified use.

CONFIDENTIAL by Order of this Court. The Court ORDERS the clerk of the magistrate court to strike the addresses from the public records of the court and maintain a confidential record of the addresses for use only by the Court or law enforcement for the purpose of entering the information into the statewide law enforcement information system maintained by the Texas Department of Public Safety;

WARNINGCriminal cases

If this confidentiality option applies to residence or employment/business addresses, the clerk must remove them from public records and maintain a confidential record for the specified use.

CONFIDENTIAL by Order of this Court. The Court ORDERS the clerk of the magistrate court to strike the addresses from the public records of the court and maintain a confidential record of the addresses for use only by the Court or law enforcement for the purpose of entering the information into the statewide law enforcement information system maintained by the Texas Department of Public Safety;

WARNINGCriminal cases

If this confidentiality option applies to child-care facility or school addresses, the clerk must remove them from public records and maintain a confidential record for the specified use.

CONFIDENTIAL by Order of this Court. The Court ORDERS the clerk of the magistrate court to strike the addresses from the public records of the court and maintain a confidential record of the addresses for use only by the Court or law enforcement for the purpose of entering the information into the statewide law enforcement information system maintained by the Texas Department of Public Safety; or

INFOCriminal cases

Mark the confidentiality box to keep a protected person’s personal information confidential.

6. J Confidentiality (Mark this box to keep personal information of a protected person confidential)