Tex. Gov't Code § 411.152

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 411.152 - Rules

(a) The director may adopt rules permitted by this subchapter that are necessary to administer or enforce this subchapter but shall adopt a rule expressly required by this subchapter.

(b) The director by rule may release or permit access to information to confirm or deny whether an individual has a preexisting record under this subchapter. After receiving a request regarding an individual whose DNA record has been expunged or removed under Section 411.151, the director shall deny the preexisting record.

(c) The director by rule may exempt:

(1) a laboratory conducting non-human forensic DNA analysis from a rule adopted under this subchapter; and

(2) certain categories of individuals from a requirement to provide an additional sample after an acceptable DNA record exists for the individual.

(d) The director by rule may determine whether a DNA sample complies with a collection provision of this subchapter.

Tex. Gov't. Code § 411.152

Amended By Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1224, Sec. 14, eff. 9/1/2005.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 595, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1995.