Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 67.201 · Subchapter E. RIGHTS OF SUBJECT OF CRIMINAL INFORMATION
RIGHT TO REQUEST EXISTENCE OF CRIMINAL INFORMATION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person or the parent or guardian of a child may request that a law enforcement agency determine whether the agency has collected or is maintaining, under submission criteria established under Article 67.054(b), criminal information relating solely to the person or child. The law enforcement agency shall respond to the request not later than the 10th business day after the date the agency receives the request.
(b) Before responding to a request under Subsection (a), a law enforcement agency may require reasonable written verification of the identity of the person making the request and the relationship between the parent or guardian and the child, if applicable, including written verification of an address, date of birth, driver's license number, state identification card number, or social security number.
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History
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.04, eff. January 1, 2019.
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