Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 61.04. Criminal Information Relating To Child
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Art. 61.04. CRIMINAL INFORMATION RELATING TO CHILD. (a)
Notwithstanding Chapter 58, Family Code, criminal information
relating to a child associated with a combination or a criminal
street gang may be compiled and released under this chapter
regardless of the age of the child.
(b) A criminal justice agency that maintains information
under this chapter may release the information to an attorney
representing a child who is a party to a proceeding under Title 3,
Family Code, if the juvenile court determines the information:
(1) is material to the proceeding; and
(2) is not privileged under law.
(c) An attorney may use information received under this
article only for a child's defense in a proceeding under Title 3,
Family Code.
(d) If a local law enforcement agency collects criminal
information under this chapter relating to a criminal street gang,
the governing body of the county or municipality served by the law
enforcement agency may adopt a policy to notify the parent or
guardian of a child of the agency's observations relating to the
child's association with a criminal street gang.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 671, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.
Subsec. (a) amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 7.05,
eff. Sept. 1, 1997; amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 898, Sec.
2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Subsec. (a) amended by and Subsec. (d) added
by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1154, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Article: 60.18 60.19 60.20 60.21 61.01 61.02 61.03 61.04 61.05 61.06 61.07 61.08 61.09 61.10 61.11
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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