Section 411.147 - Access to Dna Database Information(a) The director by rule shall establish procedures:(1) to prevent unauthorized access to the DNA database; and(2) to release from the DNA database a DNA sample, analysis, record, or other information maintained under this subchapter.(b) The director may adopt rules relating to the internal disclosure, access, or use of a sample or DNA record in a DNA laboratory.(c) The director may release a DNA sample, analysis, or record only:(1) to a criminal justice agency for criminal justice or law enforcement identification purposes;(2) for a judicial proceeding, if otherwise admissible under law;(3) for criminal defense purposes to a defendant, if related to the case in which the defendant is charged or released from custody under Article 17.47, Code of Criminal Procedure, or other court order; or(4) for another purpose: (A) described in Section 411.143; or(B) required under federal law as a condition for obtaining federal funding.(d) The director may release a record of the number of requests made for a defendant's individual DNA record and the name of the requesting person.(e) A criminal justice agency may have access to a DNA sample for a law enforcement purpose through:(1) the agency's laboratory; or(2) a laboratory used by the agency.(f) The director shall maintain a record of requests made under this section.Tex. Gov't. Code § 411.147
Amended By Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1224, Sec. 10, eff. 9/1/2005.Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 595, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1995.