Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
GOVERNMENT CODE |
Title 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH |
Subtitle B. LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC PROTECTION |
Chapter 411. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS |
Subchapter F. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION |
Sec. 411.088. FEES
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(a) The department may charge a person that is not primarily a criminal justice agency a fee for processing inquiries for criminal history record information. The department may charge:
(1) a fee of $10 for each inquiry for criminal history record information on a person that is processed only on the basis of the person's name, unless the inquiry is submitted electronically or by magnetic media, in which event the fee is $1;
(2) a fee of $15 for each inquiry for criminal history record information on a person that is processed on the basis of a fingerprint comparison search; and
(3) except as provided by Subsection (b), actual costs for processing all other information inquiries.
(b) The department may not charge for processing an electronic inquiry for information described as public information under Article 62.005, Code of Criminal Procedure, made through the use of the Internet.
(c) The fee a municipality pays under Subsection (a)(1) for an inquiry submitted electronically or by magnetic media may be used to allow the department to make the information available through electronic means under Section 411.129.