Sec. 58.203. CERTIFICATION

(a) The department shall certify to the juvenile probation department to which a referral was made that resulted in information being submitted to the juvenile justice information system that the records relating to a person's juvenile case are subject to automatic restriction of access if:

(1) the person is at least 17 years of age;

(2) the juvenile case did not include violent or habitual felony conduct resulting in proceedings in the juvenile court under Section 53.045; and

(3) the juvenile case was not certified for trial in criminal court under Section 54.02.

(b) If the department's records relate to a juvenile court with multicounty jurisdiction, the department shall issue the certification described by Subsection (a) to each juvenile probation department that serves the court. On receipt of the certification, each juvenile probation department shall determine whether it received the referral and, if it received the referral, take the restrictive action notification required by law.

(c) The department may issue the certification described by Subsection (a) by electronic means, including by electronic mail.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1297, Sec. 41, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 949 , Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 731 , Sec. 5, eff. June 17, 2011.