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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 66.104 — DUTIES OF LICENSING AGENCIES TO PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING LICENSE HOLDERS

CR § 66.104Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 66. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD SYSTEM · Art. C. COMPUTERIZED CRIMINAL HISTORY SYSTEM

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(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 Examiners, the Texas State Board of Pharmacy, the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council, only with respect to a person licensed under Chapter 501, Occupations Code, and the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners shall provide to the Department of Public Safety through electronic means, magnetic tape, or disk, as specified by the department, a list of each person licensed by the respective agency, including the person's name and date of birth and any other personal descriptive information required by the department. Each agency shall update the information and submit the updated information quarterly to the department.
(b)The Department of Public Safety shall:
(1)perform at least quarterly a computer match of the licensing list against the convictions maintained in the computerized criminal history system; and
(2)report to the appropriate licensing agency for verification and administrative action, as considered appropriate by the licensing agency, the name of any person found to have a record of conviction, other than a defendant whose prosecution is deferred during a period of community supervision without an adjudication of guilt or a plea of guilty.
(c)The Department of Public Safety may charge a licensing agency a fee not to exceed the actual direct cost incurred by the department in performing a computer match and reporting to the agency under Subsection (b).
(d)The transmission of information by electronic means under Subsection (a) does not affect whether the information is subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.03, eff. January 1, 2019. Amended by:

Legislative history

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501), Sec. 3.001, eff. September 1, 2019.

Source: Texas Code of Criminal Procedure § 66.104 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.