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Terms Used In Texas Government Code 411.162

  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005

The department by rule shall establish and maintain a central computerized portal that facilitates the process for requesting crime laboratory records and for transferring those records among crime laboratories, attorneys representing the state, and parties authorized to access the records as a part of discovery under Article 39.14, Code of Criminal Procedure. The portal may not be used as a central repository for crime laboratory records.