Texas Government Code 155.153 – Access to Database
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(a) The office shall ensure the database is accessible to the Department of Public Safety for law enforcement purposes.
(b) Subject to Subsection (c), the Department of Public Safety shall make information from the database available to law enforcement personnel through the Texas Law Enforcement Telecommunications System or a successor system of telecommunication used by law enforcement agencies and operated by the department.
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 155.153
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(c) The only information that may be disclosed from the database to a law enforcement official inquiring into a guardianship is:
(1) the name, sex, and date of birth of a ward;
(2) the name, telephone number, and address of the guardian of a ward; and
(3) the name of the court with jurisdiction over the guardianship.
(d) The office shall limit access to the database to properly trained staff.