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Vernon's Civil Statutes §13

In force on Nov 08, 2026 · this text took effect Jan 01, 2024 · same as today's text

CONFIDENTIALITY

(a) Information contained in records that are in the custody of the retirement board or the system concerning an individual member, retiree, annuitant, beneficiary, or alternate payee is confidential under this section and may not be disclosed in a form identifiable with a specific individual unless: (1) the information is disclosed to: (A) the individual or the individual's attorney, guardian, executor, administrator, conservator, or other person who the pension director determines is acting in the interest of the individual or the individual's estate; (B) a spouse or former spouse of the individual if the pension director determines that the information is relevant to the spouse's or former spouse's interest in member accounts, benefits, or other amounts payable by the retirement system; (C) a governmental official or employee if the pension director determines that disclosure of the information requested is reasonably necessary to the performance of the duties of the official or employee; (D) the individual's employer as defined in this Act; or (E) a person authorized by the individual in writing to receive the information; or (2) the information is disclosed pursuant to a subpoena and the pension director determines that the individual will have a reasonable opportunity to contest the subpoena. (b) This section does not prevent the disclosure of the status or identity of an individual as a member, former member, retiree, deceased member or retiree, beneficiary, or alternate payee of the retirement system. (c) The pension director may designate other employees of the retirement system to make the necessary determinations under Subsection (a) of this section. (d) A determination and disclosure under Subsection (a) of this section may be made without notice to the individual member, retiree, annuitant, beneficiary, or alternate payee.

History: Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 451, eff. Aug. 26, 1991. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 180, Sec. 1 to 10, eff. July 1, 1993; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 743, Sec. 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1995; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 64, Sec. 1 to 5; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 834, Sec. 1 to 12, 14, eff. Oct. 1, 1999; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 669, Sec. 168, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1283 (H.B. 1979 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1283 (H.B. 1979 ), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (H.B. 3033 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (H.B. 3033 ), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (H.B. 3033 ), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (H.B. 3033 ), Sec. 4, eff. June 17, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (H.B. 3033 ), Sec. 5, eff. June 17, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (H.B. 3033 ), Sec. 6, eff. June 17, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (H.B. 3033 ), Sec. 7, eff. June 17, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (H.B. 3033 ), Sec. 8, eff. June 17, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (H.B. 3033 ), Sec. 9, eff. June 17, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (H.B. 3033 ), Sec. 10, eff. June 17, 2011. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 287 (S.B. 1444 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 287 (S.B. 1444 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 287 (S.B. 1444 ), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 287 (S.B. 1444 ), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 287 (S.B. 1444 ), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 287 (S.B. 1444 ), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 287 (S.B. 1444 ), Sec. 7, eff. January 1, 2024. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 287 (S.B. 1444 ), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 287 (S.B. 1444 ), Sec. 9, eff. January 1, 2024. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 287 (S.B. 1444 ), Sec. 10, eff. January 1, 2024. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 287 (S.B. 1444 ), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 287 (S.B. 1444 ), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 287 (S.B. 1444 ), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 644 (H.B. 4559 ), Sec. 291, eff. September 1, 2023.

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