Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
§ 62.005 — CENTRAL DATABASE; PUBLIC INFORMATION
CR § 62.005Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 62. SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION PROGRAM · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)The department shall maintain a computerized central database containing the information required for registration under this chapter. The department may include in the computerized central database the numeric risk level assigned to a person under this chapter.
(b)The information contained in the database, including the numeric risk level assigned to a person under this chapter, is public information, with the exception of any information:
(1)regarding the person's social security number or driver's license number, or any home, work, or cellular telephone number of the person;
(2)that is described by Article 62.051(c)(7) or required by the department under Article 62.051(c)(9), including any information regarding an employer's name, address, or telephone number; or
(3)that would identify the victim of the offense for which the person is subject to registration.
(c)Notwithstanding Chapter 730, Transportation Code, the department shall maintain in the database, and shall post on any department website related to the database, any photograph of the person that is available through the process for obtaining or renewing a personal identification certificate or driver's license under Section 521.103 or 521.272, Transportation Code. The department shall update the photograph in the database and on the website annually or as the photograph otherwise becomes available through the renewal process for the certificate or license.
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Legislative history
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 755 (S.B. 689), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 521 (S.B. 369), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 685 (H.B. 29), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 789 (H.B. 1899), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 351 (S.B. 1179), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2023.