Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 2A.061
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 2A.061, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 2A.061. MISUSED IDENTITY NOTIFICATIONS.
Official statutory text
On receiving information that a person's identifying information was falsely given by an arrested person as the arrested person's identifying information, the local law enforcement agency responsible for collecting identifying information on arrested persons in the county in which the arrest was made shall:
(1) notify the person that:
(A) the person's identifying information was misused by another person arrested in the county;
(B) the person may file a declaration with the Department of Public Safety under Section 411.0421, Government Code; and
(C) the person is entitled to expunction of information contained in criminal records and files under Chapter 55A; and
(2) notify the Department of Public Safety regarding:
(A) the misuse of the identifying information;
(B) the actual identity of the person arrested, if known by the agency; and
(C) whether the agency was able to notify the person whose identifying information was misused.
(1) notify the person that:
(A) the person's identifying information was misused by another person arrested in the county;
(B) the person may file a declaration with the Department of Public Safety under Section 411.0421, Government Code; and
(C) the person is entitled to expunction of information contained in criminal records and files under Chapter 55A; and
(2) notify the Department of Public Safety regarding:
(A) the misuse of the identifying information;
(B) the actual identity of the person arrested, if known by the agency; and
(C) whether the agency was able to notify the person whose identifying information was misused.
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