1. (a) The department may release a DNA sample, analysis, or record, only:

   1. (1) to a criminal justice agency for law enforcement identification purposes;
   2. (2) to a court for a judicial proceeding, if otherwise admissible under law;
   3. (3) to a criminal defendant for defense purposes, if related to the case in which the defendant is charged; or

   4. (4) if personally identifiable information is removed, for:

      1. (A) a population statistics database;
      2. (B) identification research and protocol development; or
      3. (C) quality control.
2. (b) The department may release a DNA sample, analysis or record to a law enforcement agency laboratory for law enforcement purposes.
3. (c) The director shall maintain a record of requests made under this section. The director may release a record of the number of requests made for a defendant's DNA record and the name of the requesting person.

Source Note:The provisions of this §28.24 adopted to be effective June 27, 1996, 21 TexReg 5748.