(a) Information maintained by the department in the central index established under this subchapter is confidential. The department may not disseminate the information except as otherwise provided by this section.
(b) On proper inquiry, the department shall disseminate to a criminal justice agency the information collected under § 411.0602. The criminal justice agency may disseminate the information to any other criminal justice agency if the dissemination of that information is for a criminal justice purpose.

(c) A criminal justice agency or an employee of a criminal justice agency is not liable for an act or omission relating to the collection, use, or dissemination of information collected under § 411.0602 if that collection, use, or dissemination is performed in accordance with rules adopted by the director.