Texas Family Code - Section 58.204. Restricted Access On Certification

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§ 58.204. RESTRICTED ACCESS ON CERTIFICATION.  (a) On 
certification of records in a case under Section 58.203, the 
department, except as provided by Subsection (b):
		(1)  may not disclose the existence of the records or 
any information from the records in response to an inquiry from:
			(A)  a law enforcement agency;                                               
			(B)  a criminal or juvenile justice agency;                                  
			(C)  a governmental or other agency given access 
to information under Chapter 411, Government Code;  or
			(D)  any other person, agency, organization, or 
entity;  and               
		(2)  shall respond to a request for information about 
the records by stating that the records do not exist.
	(b)  On certification of records in a case under Section 
58.203, the department may permit access to the information in the 
juvenile justice information system relating to the case of an 
individual only:
		(1)  by a criminal justice agency for a criminal 
justice purpose, as those terms are defined by Section 411.082, 
Government Code;  or
		(2)  for research purposes, by the Texas Juvenile 
Probation Commission, the Texas Youth Commission, or the Criminal 
Justice Policy Council.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1297, § 41, eff. Sept. 1, 
2001.       

Last modified: August 10, 2007