Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
§ 17.50 — ENTRY INTO TEXAS CRIME INFORMATION CENTER OF CERTAIN INFORMATION IN CASES INVOLVING VIOLENT OFFENSES OR STALKING; DUTIES OF MAGISTRATES, SHERIFFS, AND DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
CR § 17.50Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 17. BAIL
Statute text
View on source(a)In this article:
(1)"Business day" means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or state or national holiday.
(2)"Database" means the statewide law enforcement information system maintained by the Department of Public Safety, also known as the Texas Crime Information Center.
(3)"Violent offense" means:
(A)an offense under the following sections of the Penal Code:
(i)Section 19.02 (murder);
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Legislative history
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 485 (H.B. 767), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 485 (H.B. 767), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 204 (H.B. 1620), Sec. 5.012, eff. September 1, 2025.