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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 66.001 — DEFINITIONS

CR § 66.001Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 66. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD SYSTEM · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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In this chapter:
(1)"Administration of criminal justice" means the detection, apprehension, detention, pretrial release, post-trial release, prosecution, adjudication, correctional supervision, or rehabilitation of an offender. The term includes criminal identification activities and the collection, storage, and dissemination of criminal history record information.
(2)"Computerized criminal history system" means the database containing arrest, disposition, and other criminal history maintained by the Department of Public Safety.
(3)"Corrections tracking system" means the database maintained by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on all offenders under the department's supervision.
(4)"Council" means the Criminal Justice Policy Council.
(5)"Criminal justice agency" means a federal or state agency that is engaged in the administration of criminal justice under a statute or executive order and allocates a substantial part of the agency's annual budget to the administration of criminal justice.
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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.03, eff. January 1, 2019.

Source: Texas Code of Criminal Procedure § 66.001 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.