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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE |
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Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE |
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Chapter 45. JUSTICE AND MUNICIPAL COURTS |
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Subchapter B. PROCEDURES FOR JUSTICE AND MUNICIPAL COURTS |
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Art. 45.0217. CONFIDENTIAL RECORDS RELATED TO THE CONVICTION OF A CHILD |
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(a) Except as provided by Article 15.27 and Subsection (b), all records and files, including those held by law enforcement, and information stored by electronic means or otherwise, from which a record or file could be generated, relating to a child who is convicted of and has satisfied the judgment for a fine-only misdemeanor offense other than a traffic offense are confidential and may not be disclosed to the public. (b) Information subject to Subsection (a) may be open to inspection only by: (1) judges or court staff; (2) a criminal justice agency for a criminal justice purpose, as those terms are defined by Section 411.082, Government Code; (3) the Department of Public Safety; (4) an attorney for a party to the proceeding; (5) the child defendant; or (6) the defendant's parent, guardian, or managing conservator. |
| Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 731 , Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011. |