Sec. 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;
(2) for research purposes, by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department;
(3) by the person who is the subject of the records on an order from the juvenile court granting the petition filed by or on behalf of the person who is the subject of the records;
(4) with the permission of the juvenile court at the request of the person who is the subject of the records;
(5) with the permission of the juvenile court, by a party to a civil suit if the person who is the subject of the records has put facts relating to the person's records at issue in the suit; or
(6) with the written permission of the individual, by military personnel, including a recruiter, of this state or the United States if the individual is an applicant for enlistment in the armed forces.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1297, Sec. 41, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 871 (H.B. 694), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1299 (H.B. 2862), Sec. 30, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296), Sec. 7.003, eff. September 1, 2015.
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