Notwithstanding any other law, a person is not civilly or criminally liable for providing access to documentary material under this chapter to:

1. (1) an employee of the attorney general;
2. (2) an agency of this state, the United States, or another state;
3. (3) a criminal district attorney, district attorney, or county attorney of this state;
4. (4) the United States attorney general;
5. (5) a state or federal grand jury;
6. (6) a political subdivision of this state; or
7. (7) a person authorized by the attorney general to receive the information.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 824, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Renumbered from Human Resources Code Sec. 36.008 by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1153, Sec. 4.01(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 806 (S.B. 563), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2005.