Tex. Government Code § 411.0541
This is the official text of Tex. Government Code § 411.0541, part of Texas’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of Texas state and local government.
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§ 411.0541. TEXAS CRIME INFORMATION SYSTEM.
Official statutory text
(a) In this section:
(1) "Criminal justice agency" means:
(A) a state agency that is engaged in the administration of criminal justice under a statute or executive order and allocates a substantial part of the agency's annual budget to the administration of criminal justice; or
(B) a municipal or county agency, or school district law enforcement agency, that is engaged in the administration of criminal justice under a statute or executive order.
(2) "System" means the computer-based Texas crime information system established under Subsection (b).
(b) The department shall establish and maintain a computer-based Texas crime information system that includes all of the information and statistics submitted to the department under Section 411.054.
(c) The department shall restrict access to the system to authorized personnel of criminal justice agencies, as determined by the department.
(d) The department shall use the information included in the system to periodically publish reports regarding the nature and extent of criminal activities in this state. The department shall submit each report published under this subsection to the governor and each member of the legislature and shall publish each report on the department's Internet website.
(1) "Criminal justice agency" means:
(A) a state agency that is engaged in the administration of criminal justice under a statute or executive order and allocates a substantial part of the agency's annual budget to the administration of criminal justice; or
(B) a municipal or county agency, or school district law enforcement agency, that is engaged in the administration of criminal justice under a statute or executive order.
(2) "System" means the computer-based Texas crime information system established under Subsection (b).
(b) The department shall establish and maintain a computer-based Texas crime information system that includes all of the information and statistics submitted to the department under Section 411.054.
(c) The department shall restrict access to the system to authorized personnel of criminal justice agencies, as determined by the department.
(d) The department shall use the information included in the system to periodically publish reports regarding the nature and extent of criminal activities in this state. The department shall submit each report published under this subsection to the governor and each member of the legislature and shall publish each report on the department's Internet website.
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