Travis County Courts at Law Sealing & Redaction Procedures

CRITICALCriminal cases

Defense counsel must not disclose protected criminal-history information received under the order to a third party unless a court authorizes disclosure upon good cause shown after notice and hearing.

Counsel for Defendant is hereby ORDERED not to further disclose to a third party the protected criminal history record information received from the State under this Order unless a court orders the disclosure upon a showing of good cause after notice and hearing.

CRITICALCivil cases

Annual and final accounts must be filed in compliance with TRCP 21c, with sensitive data redacted as needed, including in the listed supporting documents.

• File the accounting in compliance with TRCP 21c, redacting sensitive data as needed (for example redacting sensitive data in the required verifications of deposit, confirmations of safekeeping, and tax affidavits).

CRITICALCivil cases

Recipients may not disclose information obtained under the Order to third parties unless the disclosure is consistent with its authorized purpose.

The Court further ORDERS that any person who receives any information pursuant to this Order is prohibited from disclosing such information to third parties except to the extent said use or disclosure is consistent with the authorized purpose for which the person so disclosing first obtained the information.

CRITICALCivil cases

Annual and final accounts must comply with TRCP 216 and redact sensitive data as needed, including in the specified supporting verifications and affidavits.

File the accounting in compliance with TRCP 216, redacting sensitive data as needed (for example redacting sensitive data in the required verifications of deposit, confirmations of safekceping, and tax affidavits).

CRITICALCivil cases

Unless a law or rule specifically requires the sensitive data, it must be redacted by replacing omitted characters with X or otherwise visibly indicating redaction, and the filer must retain an unredacted version while the case is ongoing.

Unless sensitive data is specifically required by a statute, court rule, or administrative regulation, a document containing sensitive data may not be filed unless the sensitive data is "redacted by using the letter 'X' in place of each omitted digit or character or by removing the sensitive data in a manner indicating that the data has been redacted." The filing party is required to retain an unredacted version of the filed document while the case is ongoing.

CRITICALCivil cases

Documents containing sensitive data must be redacted with an X for each omitted character or in a manner indicating the data was redacted, unless the data is specifically required by law, court rule, or administrative regulation.

Unless sensitive data is specifically required by a statute, court rule, or administrative regulation, a document containing sensitive data may not be filed unless the serisitive data is "redacted by using the letter 'X" in place of each omitted digit or character or by removing the sensitive data in a manner indicating that the data has been redacted.".

CRITICALCivil cases

The filing party must retain an unredacted version of each filed document while the case is ongoing.

The filing party is required to retain an unredacted version of the filed document while the case is ongoing.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Covered defense team members may not disclose materials received from the State to a third party unless a court orders disclosure for good cause after notice and hearing considering victim or witness security and privacy, or the materials have already been publicly disclosed.

defendant, or an investigator, expert, consulting legal counsel, or other agent of the attorney. representing the defendant may not disclose to a third party any documents, evidence? materials, or witness statements received from the state under this article unless: (1) a court orders the disclosure upon a showing of good cause after notice and hearing after considering the security and privacy interests of any victim or witness; (2) the documents, evidence, materials, or witness statements have already been publicly disclosed.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Defense counsel and specified agents may allow a defendant, witness, or prospective witness to view information provided under the article, but may not give that person copies except a copy of the witness's own statement.

The attorney representing the defendant, or an investigator, expert, consulting legal counsel, or agent for the attorney representing the defendant, may allow a defendant, witness, or prospective witness to view the information provided under this article, but may not allow that person to have copies of the information provided, other than a copy of the witness's own statement.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Defense counsel and the defense team must not further disclose Disclosure File materials to third parties to whom the State has no disclosure duty.

In situations where materials and information in a Disclosure File are disclosed to a defense attorney, the County Courts-at-Law of Travis County prohibit further disclosure of such materials or information by defense counsel and other members of the defense team, to third parties to whom the State has no duty of disclosure under article 39.14 or the Brady case law.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Before allowing a person to view another person's document or witness statement, the person possessing it must redact the listed personal and identifying information.

Before allowing that person to view a document or the witness statement of another under this subsection, the person possessing the information shall redact the address, telephone number, driver's license number, social security number, date of birth, and any bank account or other identifying numbers contained in the document or witness statement.

CRITICAL

All pleadings, including death certificates, must redact Social Security numbers except for the last three digits.

Redact all social security numbers except for the last three numbers on all pleadings including death certificates.

WARNINGCriminal cases

If the State withholds or redacts potentially protected material, it should inform defense counsel.

If any withholding or redaction occurs in such a situation, the State should inform the defense attorney that an item or information or a portion thereof has been withheld or redacted

WARNINGCriminal cases

The County Attorney's Office may withhold or redact material it determines may be protected from disclosure or subject to a claim of privilege.

In any situation where the Travis County Attorney's Office determines that such an item or information, or any portion of a Disclosure File, is potentially protected from disclosure or subject to a claim of privilege by the State or by a third party, then that agency may withhold or redact the arguably privileged item or information.

INFOCriminal cases

Defense counsel may move for an order compelling disclosure of withheld or redacted material.

and the defense attorney may move the Court for an order compelling disclosure of the withheld or redacted item or information.