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 HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
 Title 7. MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL RETARDATION
 Subtitle A. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL RETARDATION
 Chapter 533. POWERS AND DUTIES
 Subchapter A. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES

  Sec. 533.007. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION; CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR UNLAWFUL DISCLOSURE  

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  • (a) The department, a local mental health or mental retardation authority, or a community center may deny employment or volunteer status to an applicant if:

    (1) the department, authority, or community center determines that the applicant's criminal history record information indicates that the person is not qualified or suitable; or

    (2) the applicant fails to provide a complete set of fingerprints if the department establishes that method of obtaining criminal history record information.

    (b) The board shall adopt rules relating to the use of information obtained under this section, including rules that prohibit an adverse personnel action based on arrest warrant or wanted persons information received by the department.

    (c) Repealed by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 790, Sec. 46(26), eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

    (d) Relettered as subsection (a) by Laws 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1209, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

    (e) to (h) Repealed by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 790, Sec. 46(26), eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

    (i) Relettered as subsection (b) by Laws 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1209, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 6.02, eff. Aug. 30, 1993; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 790, Sec. 46(26), eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1209, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.