Texas Government Code 411.135 – Access to Certain Information by Public
(a) Any person is entitled to obtain from the department:
(1) any information described as public information under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure, including, to the extent available, a recent photograph of each person subject to registration under that chapter;
(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; and
(3) any information described as public information under § 411.1355.
(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).
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 411.135
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(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.