Text of section effective on September 01, 2015
(a) The office may not provide a person being investigated under this subchapter with a copy of the person's criminal history record obtained from the Department of Public Safety, Federal Bureau of Investigation Identification Division, or other law enforcement agency. This subchapter does not prevent the office from:
- (1) disclosing to the person being investigated a date and place of arrest or an offense or disposition contained in the criminal history record; or
- (2) disclosing criminal history record information to, and discussing the information with, an authorized law enforcement agency with an interest in the person to whom the information relates.
- (b) A person commits an offense if the person releases or discloses information received under this subchapter except on court order or as provided by Subsection (a). An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.