In this chapter:

1. (1) "Criminal justice agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 411.082, Government Code.

2. (2) "Criminal record information" means information about a person's involvement in the criminal justice system. The term includes:

   1. (A) a description or notation of any arrests, any formal criminal charges, and the dispositions of those criminal charges;
   2. (B) a photograph of the person taken pursuant to an arrest or other involvement in the criminal justice system; and
   3. (C) personal identifying information of a person displayed in conjunction with any other record of the person's involvement in the criminal justice system.
3. (3) "Personal identifying information" means information that alone or in conjunction with other information identifies a person, including a person's name, address, date of birth, photograph, and social security number or other government-issued identification number.
4. (4) "Publish" means to communicate or make information available to another person in writing or by means of telecommunications and includes communicating information on a computer bulletin board or similar system.

Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1200 (S.B. 1289), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.