Texas § GV.411.1272 - ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION

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§ GV.411.1272. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION

ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION: OFFICE OF CAPITAL AND FORENSIC WRITS AND PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICES. The office of capital and forensic writs and a public defender's office are entitled to obtain from the department criminal history record information maintained by the department that relates to a criminal case in which an attorney compensated by the office of capital and forensic writs or by the public defender's office has been appointed. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1188 (S.B. 1044 ), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2013. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1215 (S.B. 1743 ), Sec. 25, eff. September 1, 2015.

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Section GV.411.1272 ("ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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