Texas Occupations Code

§ 110.156 — ADJUDICATION INFORMATION

OC § 110.156Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part A. PROVISIONS APPLYING TO HEALTH PROFESSIONS GENERALLY · Ch. 110. COUNCIL ON SEX OFFENDER TREATMENT · Art. D. COUNCIL POWERS AND DUTIES

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(a)The council shall establish a uniform method of obtaining adjudication information. The uniform method must require that:

(1)a complete set of fingerprints, the complete name of the person being investigated, or other information necessary to conduct a criminal history background check be submitted to the Department of Public Safety or another law enforcement agency; and

(2)if fingerprints are submitted, the fingerprints be submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for further information if a relevant disqualifying record or other substantive information is not obtained from a state or local law enforcement agency.

(b)A law enforcement agency may provide to the council information about the conviction or deferred adjudication of a person being investigated only if the information:

(1)is relevant to the person's current or proposed registration; and

(2)was collected in accordance with this section.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14.005(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.