{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-493.0155","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 493.0155","heading":"PROPER IDENTIFICATION OF INMATES USING ALIAS.","body":"On receipt of information from the Department of Public Safety under Article 66.105, Code of Criminal Procedure, that a person's identifying information may have been falsely used by an inmate as the inmate's identifying information, regardless of whether the inmate is in the custody of the department, is serving a period of supervised release, or has been discharged, the department shall:\n(1) make a reasonable effort to identify the inmate's actual identity; and\n(2) take action to ensure that any information maintained in the department's records and files regarding the inmate reflects the inmate's use of the person's identity as a stolen alias and refers to available information concerning the inmate's actual identity.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 339, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 4.11, eff. January 1, 2019.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE G. CORRECTIONS","CHAPTER 493. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE: ORGANIZATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.493.htm#493.0155","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"d5e14c1ba0274379905e73e6beb820c43e916991f392f8859d214f42a074fb45","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-493.0151","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-493.016"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}