OFFENSE: UNAUTHORIZED RELEASE OF SPECIMEN
Known as the Uniform Parentage Act
The act spans §§ 160–160 (97 sections).
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff
(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.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.