Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 109.003
This is the official text of Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 109.003, part of Texas’s Business & Commerce Code — governs commercial transactions and general business practices.
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§ 109.003. DUTY TO PUBLISH COMPLETE AND ACCURATE CRIMINAL RECORD INFORMATION.
Official statutory text
(a) A business entity must ensure that criminal record information the entity publishes is complete and accurate.
(b) For purposes of this chapter, criminal record information published by a business entity is considered:
(1) complete if the information reflects the notations of arrest and the filing and disposition of criminal charges, as applicable; and
(2) accurate if the information:
(A) reflects the most recent information received by the entity from the Department of Public Safety in accordance with Section 411.0851(b)(1)(B), Government Code; or
(B) was obtained by the entity from a law enforcement agency or criminal justice agency, including the Department of Public Safety, or any other governmental agency or entity within the 60-day period preceding the date of publication.
(b) For purposes of this chapter, criminal record information published by a business entity is considered:
(1) complete if the information reflects the notations of arrest and the filing and disposition of criminal charges, as applicable; and
(2) accurate if the information:
(A) reflects the most recent information received by the entity from the Department of Public Safety in accordance with Section 411.0851(b)(1)(B), Government Code; or
(B) was obtained by the entity from a law enforcement agency or criminal justice agency, including the Department of Public Safety, or any other governmental agency or entity within the 60-day period preceding the date of publication.
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