{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-411.149","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 411.149","heading":"VOLUNTARY DNA RECORD.","body":"An individual, including an individual required to provide a DNA sample under this subchapter, may at any time voluntarily provide or cause to be provided to a criminal justice agency a sample to be forwarded to the director for the purpose of creating a DNA record under this subchapter.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 595, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1224 (H.B. 1068), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE B. LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC PROTECTION","CHAPTER 411. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS","SUBCHAPTER G. DNA DATABASE SYSTEM"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.411.htm#411.149","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"67c33602c8c5b7d0dc02edb97dfe5ddb0fb0169a50175980438dde9ad66d6125","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-411.148","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-411.151"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}