Texas § CR.62.009 - IMMUNITY FOR RELEASE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION
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§ CR.62.009. IMMUNITY FOR RELEASE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION
IMMUNITY FOR RELEASE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION. (a) The department, a penal institution, a local law enforcement authority, or an authority for campus security may release to the public information regarding a person required to register under this chapter only if the information is public information under this chapter. (b) An individual, agency, entity, or authority is not liable under Chapter 101 , Civil Practice and Remedies Code, or any other law for damages arising from conduct authorized by Subsection (a). (c) For purposes of determining liability, the release or withholding of information by an appointed or elected officer of an agency, entity, or authority is a discretionary act. (d) A private primary or secondary school, public or private institution of higher education, or administrator of a private primary or secondary school or public or private institution of higher education may release to the public information regarding a person required to register under this chapter only if the information is public information under this chapter and is released to the administrator under Article 62.005 , 62.053 , 62.054 , 62.055 , or 62.153 . A private primary or secondary school, public or private institution of higher education, or administrator of a private primary or secondary school or public or private institution of higher education is not liable under any law for damages arising from conduct authorized by this subsection. Reenacted and amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1008 (H.B. 867 ), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2005.
Source: official Texas text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section CR.62.009 ("IMMUNITY FOR RELEASE OF PUBLIC 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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