(a) The department shall disclose information relating to the name, date of birth, and most recent address as shown in department records to the Texas Department of Health during an emergency or epidemic declared by the commissioner of health to notify individuals of the need to receive certain immunizations.
(b) The department may not charge a fee for information disclosed to a law enforcement agency or other governmental agency for an official purpose, except that the department may charge its regular fees for information provided to those governmental agencies in bulk for research projects.

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Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code 521.049

  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005

(c) The department may make information from driver’s license record files, including class-type listings, available to an official of the United States, the state, or a political subdivision of this state for government purposes only.
(d) To assist chief appraisers in determining the eligibility of individuals for residence homestead exemptions from ad valorem taxation under § 11.13, Tax Code, and the applicability to certain individuals of additional notice provisions under Subchapters C and D, Chapter 23, Tax Code, the department shall provide, without charge, to the chief appraiser of each appraisal district in this state:
(1) a copy of each driver’s license record or personal identification certificate record held by the department; or
(2) information relating to the name, date of birth, driver’s license or personal identification certificate number, and most recent address as shown in the records of individuals included in the department’s driver’s license or personal identification certificate records.
(e) A driver’s license record or personal identification certificate record provided under Subsection (d)(1) may not include information relating to an individual’s social security number or any collision or conviction information about an individual.
(f) The department shall respond to a request for a driving record check received from another state under 49 C.F.R. § 384.206 within 30 days of the date of the request.