In this chapter:
- (1) "Administration of criminal justice" has the meaning assigned by Article 66.001.
- (2) "Child" has the meaning assigned by Section 51.02, Family Code.
- (3) "Combination" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.01, Penal Code.
- (4) "Criminal activity" means conduct that is subject to prosecution.
- (5) "Criminal information" means facts, material, photographs, or data reasonably related to the investigation or prosecution of criminal activity.
(6) "Criminal justice agency" means:
- (A) an entity defined as a criminal justice agency under Article 66.001; or
- (B) a municipal or county agency, or school district law enforcement agency, that is engaged in the administration of criminal justice under a statute or executive order.
- (7) "Criminal street gang" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.01, Penal Code.
- (8) "Department" means the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas.
- (9) "Intelligence database" means a collection or compilation of data organized for search and retrieval to evaluate, analyze, disseminate, or use intelligence information relating to a combination or criminal street gang for the purpose of investigating or prosecuting a criminal offense.
- (10) "Juvenile justice agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 58.101, Family Code.
- (11) "Law enforcement agency" does not include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, or a local juvenile probation department.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.04, eff. January 1, 2019.