Taylor County District Courts Sealing & Redaction Procedures
3 rules from official source documents
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Procedures for filing sealed or redacted documents, including required motions and formats. This page is scoped to Taylor County District Courts; use the court rules overview to switch categories without leaving this court.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 4, 2026
Criminal cases
Mental Health Assessment Reports may be made available only to State attorneys, defense counsel, and a pro se defendant.
They shall only be made available to the Attorneys for the State, the Attorney for the Defendant and the Defendant (if defendant is pro se)
Checked and corrected to match the court's document on Oct 4, 2026
Suits filed by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services and suits concerning termination of parental rights or adoption of a minor are sealed, and access or copies require the Judge's permission.
All suits filed by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services and any suit filed by any party for termination of parental rights and/or adoption of a minor are sealed. Permission by the Judge is required for obtaining access to or copies from any sealed file.
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Criminal cases
Effective September 1, 2017 the District Courts, hereby, Order that all Mental Health Assessment Reports received by the District Clerk pursuant to Article 16.22 TCCP shall be sealed by the Taylor County Clerk.
Summary: All Mental Health Assessment Reports received by the District Clerk under Article 16.22 TCCP must be sealed by the Taylor County Clerk.
How does Taylor County District Courts handle sealed or redacted filings?
Taylor County District Courts rules set procedures for sealed or redacted filings. Mental Health Assessment Reports may be made available only to State attorneys, defense counsel, and a pro se defendant.
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