{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-411.153","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 411.153","heading":"CONFIDENTIALITY OF DNA RECORDS.","body":"(a) A DNA record stored in the DNA database is confidential and is not subject to disclosure under the public information law, Chapter 552.\n(b) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly discloses to an unauthorized recipient information in a DNA record or information related to a DNA analysis of a sample collected under this subchapter.\n(c) An offense under this section is a state jail felony.\n(d) A violation under this section constitutes official misconduct.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 595, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1490, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 595, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1490, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1509, Sec. 3.\nReenacted and amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1224 (H.B. 1068), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2005.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 760 (H.B. 3295), Sec. 4, eff. June 15, 2007.","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#411.153","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"72843e40ab1f709938bba017f3c931f63de74e6dcdd627119291b5d020d74107","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-411.152","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-411.154"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}