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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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FAMILY CODE |
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Title 3. JUVENILE JUSTICE CODE |
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Chapter 58. RECORDS; JUVENILE JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEM |
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Subchapter A. RECORDS |
Sec. 58.0072. DISSEMINATION OF JUVENILE JUSTICE INFORMATION
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(a) Except as provided by this section, juvenile justice information collected and maintained by the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission for statistical and research purposes is confidential information for the use of the commission and may not be disseminated by the commission.
(b) Juvenile justice information consists of information of the type described by Section 58.104, including statistical data in any form or medium collected, maintained, or submitted to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department under Section 221.007, Human Resources Code.
(c) The Texas Juvenile Probation Commission may grant the following entities access to juvenile justice information for research and statistical purposes or for any other purpose approved by the commission:
(1) criminal justice agencies as defined by Section 411.082, Government Code;
(2) the Texas Education Agency, as authorized under Section 37.084, Education Code;
(3) any agency under the authority of the Health and Human Services Commission; or
(4) a public or private university.
(d) The Texas Juvenile Probation Commission may grant the following entities access to juvenile justice information only for a purpose beneficial to and approved by the commission to:
(1) a person working on a research or statistical project that:
(A) is funded in whole or in part by state or federal funds; and
(B) meets the requirements of and is approved by the commission; or
(2) a governmental entity that has a specific agreement with the commission, if the agreement:
(A) specifically authorizes access to information;
(B) limits the use of information to the purposes for which the information is given;
(C) ensures the security and confidentiality of the information; and
(D) provides for sanctions if a requirement imposed under Paragraph (A), (B), or (C) is violated.
(e) The Texas Juvenile Probation Commission shall grant access to juvenile justice information for legislative purposes under Section 552.008, Government Code.
(f) The Texas Juvenile Probation Commission may not release juvenile justice information in identifiable form, except for information released under Subsection (c)(1), (2), or (3) or under the terms of an agreement entered into under Subsection (d)(2). For purposes of this subsection, identifiable information means information that contains a juvenile offender's name or other personal identifiers or that can, by virtue of sample size or other factors, be reasonably interpreted as referring to a particular juvenile offender.
(g) The Texas Juvenile Probation Commission is not required to release or disclose juvenile justice information to any person not identified under this section.