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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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GOVERNMENT CODE |
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Title 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH |
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Subtitle B. LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC PROTECTION |
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Chapter 411. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS |
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Subchapter F. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION |
Sec. 411.135. ACCESS TO CERTAIN INFORMATION BY PUBLIC
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(a) Any person is entitled to obtain from the department:
(1) any information described as public information under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure, as added by Chapter 668, Acts of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, including, to the extent available, a recent photograph of each person subject to registration under that chapter; and
(2) criminal history record information maintained by the department that relates to the conviction of or a grant of deferred adjudication to a person for any criminal offense, including arrest information that relates to the conviction or grant of deferred adjudication.
(b) The department by rule shall design and implement a system to respond to electronic inquiries and other inquiries for information described by Subsection (a).
(c) A person who obtains information from the department under Subsection (a) may:
(1) use the information for any purpose; or
(2) release the information to any other person.