Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 61.03. Release Of Information

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Art. 61.03. RELEASE OF INFORMATION.  (a) A criminal justice 
agency that maintains criminal information under this chapter may 
release the information on request to:
	(1)  another criminal justice agency;                                          
	(2)  a court;  or                                                              
	(3)  a defendant in a criminal proceeding who is entitled to 
the discovery of the information under Chapter 39.
	(b)  A criminal justice agency or court may use information 
received under this article only for the administration of criminal 
justice.  A defendant may use information received under this 
article only for a defense in a criminal proceeding.
	(c)  If a local law enforcement agency compiles and maintains 
information under this chapter relating to a criminal street gang, 
the agency shall send the information to the department.
	(d)  The department shall establish an intelligence database 
and shall maintain information received from an agency under 
Subsection (c) in the database in accordance with the policies 
established under 28 C.F.R. Section 23.1 et seq. and the submission 
criteria under Article 61.02(c).
	(e)  The department shall designate a code to distinguish 
criminal information contained in the intelligence database 
relating to a child from criminal information contained in the 
database relating to an adult offender.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 671, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.  
Subsec. (d) added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 898, Sec. 1, eff. 
Sept. 1, 1997;  Subsecs. (c), (d) amended by and Subsec. (e) added 
by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1154, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

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