Section 552.119 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Exception: Confidentiality of Certain Photographs of Peace Officers(a) A photograph that depicts a peace officer as defined by Article 2A.001 , Code of Criminal Procedure, the release of which would endanger the life or physical safety of the officer, is excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021 unless: (1) the officer is under indictment or charged with an offense by information; (2) the officer is a party in a civil service hearing or a case in arbitration; or (3) the photograph is introduced as evidence in a judicial proceeding. (b) A photograph excepted from disclosure under Subsection (a) may be made public only if the peace officer gives written consent to the disclosure.Tex. Gov't. Code § 552.119
Amended by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 765,Sec. 2.099, eff. 1/1/2025.Amended By Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1229, Sec. 11, eff. 9/1/2011.Amended By Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 8, Sec. 1, eff. 5/3/2005.Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1993.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.