Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 61.05. Unauthorized Use Or Release Of Criminal Information

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Art. 61.05. UNAUTHORIZED USE OR RELEASE OF CRIMINAL 
INFORMATION.  (a) A person commits an offense if the person 
knowingly:
	(1)  uses criminal information obtained under this chapter 
for an unauthorized purpose;  or
	(2)  releases the information to a person who is not entitled 
to the information.
	(b)  An offense under this article is a Class A misdemeanor.                   

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 671, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.           

Last modified: August 10, 2007