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Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 109.003: DUTY TO PUBLISH COMPLETE AND ACCURATE CRIMINAL RECORD INFORMATION.

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BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE
TITLE 5. REGULATION OF BUSINESSES AND SERVICES
SUBTITLE C. BUSINESS OPERATIONS
CHAPTER 109. BUSINESS ENTITIES ENGAGED IN PUBLICATION OF CERTAIN CRIMINAL RECORD OR JUVENILE RECORD INFORMATION

(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.

Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1200 (S.B. 1289), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:46:56Z. Source file · JSON

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