Title CR, Code of Criminal Procedure

Art. 66.101. COMPUTERIZED CRIMINAL HISTORY SYSTEM DATABASE. (a) The Department of Public Safety shall record data and maintain the computerized criminal history system that serves as the record creation point for criminal history information maintained by the state. (b) The compu…

Art. 66.102. INFORMATION CONTAINED IN COMPUTERIZED CRIMINAL HISTORY SYSTEM. (a) In this article: (1) "Appeal" means the review of a decision of a lower court by a superior court other than by collateral attack. (2) "Rejected case" means: (A) a charge that, after the arrest of the…

Art. 66.103. DUTIES OF TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE REGARDING CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEM. Data received by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice that is required by the Department of Public Safety for the preparation of a criminal history record shall be made …

Art. 66.104. DUTIES OF LICENSING AGENCIES TO PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING LICENSE HOLDERS. (a) The Texas Medical Board, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, only with respect to a person licensed under Chapter 202, Occupations Code, the State Board of Dental Examine…

Art. 66.105. INFORMATION RELATED TO MISUSED IDENTITY. (a) On receipt of information from a local law enforcement agency under Article 2A.061, the Department of Public Safety shall: (1) provide the notice described by Article 2A.061(1) to the person whose identity was misused, if …

Art. 66.106. INFORMATION RELATED TO NON-FINGERPRINT SUPPORTED ACTIONS. (a) On receipt of a report of prosecution or court disposition information from a jurisdiction for which corresponding arrest data does not exist in the computerized criminal history system, the Department of …

Art. 66.151. CORRECTIONS TRACKING SYSTEM DATABASE. (a) The Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall record data and establish and maintain the corrections tracking system. (b) The corrections tracking system must contain the information required by this chapter. Added by Acts 2…

Art. 66.152. INFORMATION CONTAINED IN CORRECTIONS TRACKING SYSTEM. (a) Information in the corrections tracking system relating to a sentence to be served under the jurisdiction of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice must include: (1) the offender's name; (2) the offender's s…

Art. 66.201. ACCESS TO DATABASES BY CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES AND OTHER ENTITIES. (a) Criminal justice agencies, the Legislative Budget Board, and the council are entitled to access the databases of the Department of Public Safety, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, and the T…

Art. 66.202. REQUEST FOR DATA FILE FROM DATABASES. (a) The council or the Legislative Budget Board may submit to the Department of Public Safety, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice an annual request for a data file containing data …

Art. 66.203. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF DATA PROHIBITED. A criminal justice agency, the council, and the Legislative Budget Board may not disclose to the public information in an individual's criminal history record if the record is protected by state or federal law or regulation. Adde…

Art. 66.251. UNIFORM INCIDENT FINGERPRINT CARD. (a) The Department of Public Safety, in consultation with the council, shall design, print, and distribute a uniform incident fingerprint card to each law enforcement agency in this state. (b) The uniform incident fingerprint card m…

Art. 66.252. REPORTING OF INFORMATION BY LOCAL ENTITIES. (a) The Department of Public Safety and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice by rule shall develop reporting procedures that: (1) ensure that the offender processing data is reported from the time an offender is arreste…

Art. 66.253. COMPATIBILITY OF DATA. (a) Data supplied to the criminal justice information system must: (1) be compatible with the system; and (2) contain both incident numbers and state identification numbers. (b) A discrete submission of information under this chapter must conta…

Art. 66.254. ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF INFORMATION. Whenever possible, information relating to dispositions and subsequent offender processing data shall be reported electronically. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.03, eff. January 1, 2019.

Art. 66.255. INFORMATION ON SUBSEQUENT ARRESTS. The Department of Public Safety and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall develop the capability to send by electronic means information about the subsequent arrest of a person under supervision to: (1) the community superv…

Art. 66.301. DUTIES OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES. (a) Each criminal justice agency shall: (1) compile and maintain records needed for reporting data required by the Department of Public Safety and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; (2) transmit to the Department of Public …

Art. 66.302. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE NOT AUTHORIZED. (a) An individual's identifiable description or a notation of an individual's arrest, detention, indictment, information, or other formal criminal charge and of any disposition of the charge, including sentencing, correctional superv…

Art. 66.303. PROHIBITED ACTS. An agency official may not intentionally conceal or destroy any record with the intent to violate this subchapter. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.03, eff. January 1, 2019.

Art. 66.304. APPLICABILITY TO DISTRICT COURT AND COUNTY COURT CLERKS. The duties imposed on a criminal justice agency under this subchapter are also imposed on district court and county court clerks. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.03, eff. Janua…

Art. 66.351. BIENNIAL PLANS. The Department of Public Safety and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, with advice from the Department of Information Resources, shall develop biennial plans to: (1) improve the reporting and accuracy of the criminal justice information system;…

Art. 66.352. EXAMINATION OF RECORDS AND OPERATIONS. (a) At least once during each five-year period, the state auditor shall conduct an examination of the records and operations of the criminal justice information system to ensure: (1) the accuracy and completeness of information …

Art. 66.353. MONITORING AND REPORTING DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. (a) The Department of Public Safety shall: (1) monitor the submission of arrest and disposition information by local jurisdictions; (2) annually submit to the Legislative Budget Board, the governor, the …

Art. 66.354. LOCAL DATA ADVISORY BOARDS. (a) The commissioners court of each county may create a local data advisory board to: (1) analyze the structure of local automated and manual data systems to identify redundant data entry and data storage; (2) develop recommendations for t…

Art. 66.401. GRANTS FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAMS. The council, the Department of Public Safety, the criminal justice division of the governor's office, and the Department of Information Resources cooperatively shall develop and adopt a grant program, to be implemented by the cri…

Art. 66.402. CERTIFICATION REQUIRED. Before allocating money to a county from any federal or state grant program for the enhancement of criminal justice programs, an agency of the state must certify that, using all or part of the allocated money, the county has taken or will take…

Art. 67.001. DEFINITIONS. 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) "Crimin…

Art. 67.051. INTELLIGENCE DATABASES REQUIRED. (a) Subject to Subsection (b), a criminal justice agency or juvenile justice agency shall compile criminal information into an intelligence database for the purpose of investigating or prosecuting the criminal activities of combinatio…

Art. 67.052. DEPARTMENT INTELLIGENCE DATABASE. (a) The department shall establish an intelligence database and shall maintain information received from an agency under Article 67.051(d) in the database in accordance with the criminal intelligence systems operating policies establ…

Art. 67.053. INTELLIGENCE DATABASE USER TRAINING; RULES. (a) The department shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the United States Department of Justice or other appropriate federal department or agency to provide any person in this state who enters information int…

Art. 67.054. SUBMISSION CRITERIA. (a) In this article: (1) "Family member" means a person related to another person within the third degree by consanguinity or affinity, as described by Subchapter B, Chapter 573, Government Code, except that the term does not include a person who…

Art. 67.101. RELEASE AND USE OF INFORMATION. (a) On request, a criminal justice agency may release information maintained under this chapter to: (1) another criminal justice agency; (2) a court; or (3) a defendant in a criminal proceeding who is entitled to the discovery of the i…

Art. 67.102. CRIMINAL INFORMATION RELATING TO CHILD. (a) Notwithstanding Chapter 58, Family Code, criminal information relating to a child associated with a combination, criminal street gang, or foreign terrorist organization may be compiled and released under this chapter regard…

Art. 67.103. UNAUTHORIZED RELEASE OR USE OF CRIMINAL INFORMATION; PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly: (1) uses criminal information obtained under this chapter for an unauthorized purpose; or (2) releases the information to a person who is not entitl…

Art. 67.151. REMOVAL OF INFORMATION RELATING TO INDIVIDUAL OTHER THAN CHILD. (a) This article does not apply to information collected under this chapter by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or the Texas Juvenile Justice Department. (b) Subject to Subsection (c), informatio…

Art. 67.152. REMOVAL OF INFORMATION RELATING TO CHILD. (a) This article does not apply to information collected under this chapter by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or the Texas Juvenile Justice Department. (b) Subject to Subsection (c), information collected under this…

Art. 67.201. RIGHT TO REQUEST EXISTENCE OF CRIMINAL INFORMATION. (a) A person or the parent or guardian of a child may request that a law enforcement agency determine whether the agency has collected or is maintaining, under submission criteria established under Article 67.054(b)…

Art. 67.202. RIGHT TO REQUEST REVIEW OF CRIMINAL INFORMATION. (a) On receipt of a written request of a person or the parent or guardian of a child that includes a showing by the person or the parent or guardian that a law enforcement agency may have collected criminal information…

Art. 67.203. JUDICIAL REVIEW. (a) A person who is entitled to seek judicial review of a determination made under Article 67.202(c) may file a petition for review in district court in the county in which the person resides. (b) On the filing of a petition for review under Subsecti…

Art. 67.251. ESTABLISHMENT OF GANG RESOURCE SYSTEM. The office of the attorney general shall establish an electronic gang resource system to provide criminal justice agencies and juvenile justice agencies with information about criminal street gangs and foreign terrorist organiza…

Art. 67.252. INFORMATION INCLUDED IN GANG RESOURCE SYSTEM. (a) The gang resource system established under Article 67.251 may include the following information with regard to any gang or foreign terrorist organization: (1) gang or organization name; (2) gang or organization identi…

Art. 67.253. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION PROHIBITED. Information relating to the identity of a specific offender or alleged offender may not be maintained in the gang resource system. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.04, eff. January 1, 2019.

Art. 67.254. COLLECTION OF INFORMATION. (a) On request by the office of the attorney general, a criminal justice agency or juvenile justice agency shall make a reasonable attempt to provide gang and foreign terrorist organization information to the office of the attorney general …

Art. 67.255. USE OF INFORMATION. Information in the gang resource system may be used in investigating crimes relating to a criminal street gang or foreign terrorist organization. Information from the system may be included in an affidavit or subpoena or used in connection with an…

Art. 67.256. ACCESS TO INFORMATION. Access to the gang resource system shall be limited to criminal justice agency personnel and juvenile justice agency personnel. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.04, eff. January 1, 2019. SUBCHAPTER G. TEXAS VIOL…

Art. 67.301. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "task force" means the Texas Violent Gang Task Force. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.04, eff. January 1, 2019.