Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 67.103 · Subchapter C. RELEASE AND USE OF INFORMATION
UNAUTHORIZED RELEASE OR USE OF CRIMINAL INFORMATION; PENALTY.
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly:
(1) uses criminal information obtained under this chapter for an unauthorized purpose; or
(2) releases the information to a person who is not entitled to the information.
(b) An offense under this article is a Class A misdemeanor.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.04, eff. January 1, 2019.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.67.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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