Tex. Gov't Code § 411.081 : GOVERNMENT CODE — EXECUTIVE BRANCH — LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC PROTECTION — DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS — CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION — Application of Subchapter TEXT PDF (a) This subchapter does not apply to criminal history record information that is contained in: (1) posters, announcements, or lists for identifying or apprehending fugitives or wanted persons; (2) original records of entry, including police blotters maintained by a criminal justice agency that are compiled chronologically and required by law or long-standing practice to be available to the public; (3) public judicial, administrative, or legislative proceedings; (4) court records of public judicial proceedings; (5) published judicial or administrative opinions; or (6) announcements of executive clemency. (b) This subchapter does not prohibit a criminal justice agency from disclosing to the public criminal history record information that is related to the offense for which a person is involved in the criminal justice system. (c) This subchapter does not prohibit a criminal justice agency from confirming previous criminal history record information to any person on specific inquiry about whether a named person was arrested, detained, indicted, or formally charged on a specified date, if the information disclosed is based on data excluded by Subsection (b). Tex. Gov't. Code § 411.081 Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 770,Sec. 2.40, eff. 1/1/2017 Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1279,Sec. 20, eff. 9/1/2015. Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1279,Sec. 12, eff. 9/1/2015. Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1279,Sec. 11, eff. 9/1/2015. Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1279,Sec. 10, eff. 9/1/2015. Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1279,Sec. 9, eff. 9/1/2015. Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1279,Sec. 8, eff. 9/1/2015. Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1279,Sec. 7, eff. 9/1/2015. Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1279,Sec. 6, eff. 9/1/2015. Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1279,Sec. 4, eff. 9/1/2015. Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1236,Sec. 9.001, eff. 9/1/2015. Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1236,Sec. 9.002, eff. 9/1/2015. Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1279,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2015. Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1070,Sec. 1.03, eff. 9/1/2015. Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1070,Sec. 1.02, eff. 9/1/2015. Amended by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 42,Sec. 2.23, eff. 9/1/2014. Amended by Acts 2013, Texas Acts of the 83rd Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1146,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2013. Amended by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 96,Sec. 6, eff. 9/1/2013. Amended by Acts 2013, Texas Acts of the 83rd Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 583,Sec. 32, eff. 6/14/2013. Amended by Acts 2013, Texas Acts of the 83rd Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 266,Sec. 4, eff. 6/14/2013. Amended By Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91, Sec. 11.005, eff. 9/1/2011. Amended By Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 455, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2011. Amended By Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1182, Sec. 12, eff. 9/1/2011. Amended By Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 731, Sec. 12, eff. 6/17/2011. Amended By Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 183, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2009. Amended By Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 816, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2009. Amended By Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 780, Sec. 1, eff. 6/19/2009. Amended By Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1027, Sec. 1, eff. 6/19/2009. Amended By Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 889, Sec. 54, eff. 9/1/2007. Amended By Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921, Sec. 6.061, eff. 9/1/2007. Amended By Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1017, Sec. 5, eff. 9/1/2007. Amended By Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1017, Sec. 6, eff. 9/1/2007. Amended By Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1017, Sec. 11, eff. 9/1/2007. Amended By Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1372, Sec. 16, eff. 6/15/2007. Amended By Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 177, Sec. 3, eff. 9/1/2005. Amended By Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1309, Sec. 3, eff. 9/1/2005. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1236, Sec. 4, eff. 9/1/2003. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 790, Sec. 35, eff. 9/1/1993. See Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1070, Sec. 3.01. See Acts 2013, Texas Acts of the 83rd Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1146, Sec. 2.