{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-109.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Business \u0026 Commerce Code § 109.002","heading":"APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.","body":"(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), this chapter applies to:\n(1) a business entity that:\n(A) publishes criminal record information, including information:\n(i) originally obtained pursuant to a request for public information under Chapter 552, Government Code; or\n(ii) purchased or otherwise obtained by the entity or an affiliated business entity from the Department of Public Safety under Subchapter F, Chapter 411, Government Code; and\n(B) requires the payment:\n(i) of a fee in an amount of $150 or more or other consideration of comparable value to remove criminal record information; or\n(ii) of a fee or other consideration to correct or modify criminal record information; or\n(2) a business entity that publishes confidential juvenile record information or confidential criminal record information of a child in a manner not permitted by Chapter 58, Family Code, Chapter 45A, Code of Criminal Procedure, or other law, regardless of:\n(A) the source of the information; or\n(B) whether the business entity charges a fee for access to or removal or correction of the information.\n(b) This chapter does not apply to:\n(1) a statewide juvenile information and case management system authorized by Subchapter E, Chapter 58, Family Code;\n(2) a publication of general circulation or an Internet website related to such a publication that contains news or other information, including a magazine, periodical newsletter, newspaper, pamphlet, or report;\n(3) a radio or television station that holds a license issued by the Federal Communications Commission;\n(4) an entity that provides an information service or that is an interactive computer service; or\n(5) a telecommunications provider.\nAdded by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1200 (S.B. 1289), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1034 (H.B. 1491), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 2.006, eff. January 1, 2025.","path":["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"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.109.htm#109.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:56Z","sha256":"ee1e36890d50b2e980622f114d19a7406312bc6b7af7c7358e196a4dd84665e3","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-109.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-109.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}