Texas Education Code

§ 33.055 — FINGERPRINTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS NOT USED AS EVIDENCE

ED § 33.055Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part F. CURRICULUM, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES · Ch. 33. SERVICE PROGRAMS AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES · Art. C. MISSING CHILD PREVENTION AND IDENTIFICATION PROGRAMS

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(a)A child's fingerprint card made under Section 33.053 or a photograph of a child made or kept under Section 33.054 may not be used as evidence in any criminal proceeding in which the child is a defendant or in any case under Title 3, Family Code, in which the child is alleged to have engaged in delinquent conduct or in conduct indicating a need for supervision.

(b)This subchapter does not apply to the use by a law enforcement agency for an official purpose of a photograph published in a school annual.

(c)This subchapter does not prevent the use of a videotape or photograph taken to monitor the activity of students for disciplinary reasons or in connection with a criminal prosecution or an action under Title 3, Family Code.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.