{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-31.0391","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.0391","heading":"RELEASE OF INFORMATION.","body":"(a) The department or a county may not release the name or address of a person recorded in the department vessel and outboard motor ownership records unless the department or county receives a written request that:\n(1) contains the requestor's name and address; and\n(2) states that the use of the information is for a lawful purpose.\n(b) This section does not apply to the release of information to:\n(1) a peace officer as defined by Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure, who is acting in an official capacity; or\n(2) a state official or an official of a political subdivision of this state who requests the information for tax purposes.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 845, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 2.159, eff. January 1, 2025.","path":["PARKS AND WILDLIFE CODE","TITLE 4. WATER SAFETY","CHAPTER 31. WATER SAFETY","SUBCHAPTER B. IDENTIFICATION OF VESSELS; REQUIRED NUMBERING"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PW/htm/PW.31.htm#31.0391","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:32Z","sha256":"e8d51c92a9985d3f3fd43c46c91ae0be7c93d4a7f2d94390e39561d6a68052b5","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-31.039","next":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-31.040"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}