Tex. Education Code § 33.055
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 33.055, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 33.055. FINGERPRINTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS NOT USED AS EVIDENCE.
Official statutory text
(a) A child's fingerprint card made under Section 33.053 or a photograph of a child made or kept under Section 33.054 may not be used as evidence in any criminal proceeding in which the child is a defendant or in any case under Title 3, Family Code, in which the child is alleged to have engaged in delinquent conduct or in conduct indicating a need for supervision.
(b) This subchapter does not apply to the use by a law enforcement agency for an official purpose of a photograph published in a school annual.
(c) This subchapter does not prevent the use of a videotape or photograph taken to monitor the activity of students for disciplinary reasons or in connection with a criminal prosecution or an action under Title 3, Family Code.
(b) This subchapter does not apply to the use by a law enforcement agency for an official purpose of a photograph published in a school annual.
(c) This subchapter does not prevent the use of a videotape or photograph taken to monitor the activity of students for disciplinary reasons or in connection with a criminal prosecution or an action under Title 3, Family Code.
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