Texas Government Code 411.081 – Application of Subchapter
(a) This subchapter does not apply to criminal history record information that is contained in:
(1) posters, announcements, or lists for identifying or apprehending fugitives or wanted persons;
(2) original records of entry, including police blotters maintained by a criminal justice agency that are compiled chronologically and required by law or long-standing practice to be available to the public;
(3) public judicial, administrative, or legislative proceedings;
(4) court records of public judicial proceedings;
(5) published judicial or administrative opinions; or
(6) announcements of executive clemency.
(b) This subchapter does not prohibit a criminal justice agency from disclosing to the public criminal history record information that is related to the offense for which a person is involved in the criminal justice system.
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 411.081
- Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) This subchapter does not prohibit a criminal justice agency from confirming previous criminal history record information to any person on specific inquiry about whether a named person was arrested, detained, indicted, or formally charged on a specified date, if the information disclosed is based on data excluded by Subsection (b).