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| TITLE 37 | PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS |
| PART 1 | TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY |
| CHAPTER 1 | ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION |
| SUBCHAPTER D | MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS POLICIES |
| RULE §1.58 | Release of Information on Victims |
It is highly desirable to notify next of kin of any victim, who has died or been seriously injured, before releasing the victim's name to the news media. Therefore, department personnel will not release the names of such victims to the news media representatives until the identities of the victims have been fully established and the next of kin have been notified. |
| Source Note: The provisions of this §1.58 adopted to be effective January 1, 1976; amended to be effective April 21, 2003, 28 TexReg 3363; amended to be effective August 13, 2009, 34 TexReg 5409; amended to be effective May 6, 2014, 39 TexReg 3597 |
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