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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 66.054 — FINGERPRINT AND ARREST INFORMATION IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEM

CR § 66.054Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 66. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD SYSTEM · Art. B. CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEM

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(a)When a jurisdiction transmits fingerprints and arrest information by a remote terminal accessing the statewide automated fingerprint identification system, the Department of Public Safety shall use that transmission to create:
(1)a permanent record in the criminal justice information system; or
(2)a temporary arrest record in the criminal justice information system to be maintained by the department until the department receives and processes the physical copy of the arrest information.
(b)The Department of Public Safety shall make available to a criminal justice agency making a background criminal inquiry any information contained in a temporary arrest record maintained by the department, including a statement that a physical copy of the arrest information was not available at the time the information was entered in the criminal justice information system.

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 § 66.054 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.