{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-58.0022","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 58.0022","heading":"FINGERPRINTS OR PHOTOGRAPHS TO IDENTIFY RUNAWAYS.","body":"A law enforcement officer who takes a child into custody with probable cause to believe that the child has engaged in conduct indicating a need for supervision as described by Section 51.03(b)(2) and who after reasonable effort is unable to determine the identity of the child, may fingerprint or photograph the child to establish the child's identity. On determination of the child's identity or that the child cannot be identified by the fingerprints or photographs, the law enforcement officer shall immediately destroy all copies of the fingerprint records or photographs of the child.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1297, Sec. 36, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (H.B. 2398), Sec. 22, eff. September 1, 2015.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 3. JUVENILE JUSTICE CODE","CHAPTER 58. RECORDS; JUVENILE JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEM","SUBCHAPTER A. CREATION AND CONFIDENTIALITY OF JUVENILE RECORDS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.58.htm#58.0022","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"8b087480c15aeeb216009c15c763f7bd2b7233772a4a74517e59a8fe77ed55df","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-58.0021","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-58.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}