Tex. Code of Crim. Proc. Article 66.251
Uniform Incident Fingerprint Card

(a)

The Department of Public Safety, in consultation with the council, shall design, print, and distribute a uniform incident fingerprint card to each law enforcement agency in this state.

(b)

The uniform incident fingerprint card must be:

(1)

serially numbered with an incident number in such a manner that the individual incident of arrest may be readily ascertained; and

(2)

a multiple-part form that:

(A)

has space for information relating to each charge for which a person is arrested, the person’s fingerprints, and other information relevant to the arrest;

(B)

can be transmitted with the offender through the criminal justice process; and

(C)

allows each law enforcement agency to report required data to the Department of Public Safety or the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

(c)

Subject to available telecommunications capacity, the Department of Public Safety shall develop the capability to receive the information on the uniform incident fingerprint card by electronic means from a law enforcement agency. The information must be in a form that is compatible with the form required for data supplied to the criminal justice information system.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 1.03, eff. January 1, 2019.

Source: Article 66.251 — Uniform Incident Fingerprint Card, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.­66.­htm#66.­251 (accessed May 26, 2025).

66.001
Definitions 66.051
Purpose and Functions 66.052
Implementation and Operation of Criminal Justice Information System 66.053
Information Collected 66.054
Fingerprint and Arrest Information in Criminal Justice Information System 66.101
Computerized Criminal History System Database 66.102
Information Contained in Computerized Criminal History System 66.103
Duties of Texas Department of Criminal Justice Regarding Criminal Justice Information System 66.104
Duties of Licensing Agencies to Provide Information Regarding License Holders 66.105
Information Related to Misused Identity 66.106
Information Related to Non-fingerprint Supported Actions 66.151
Corrections Tracking System Database 66.152
Information Contained in Corrections Tracking System 66.201
Access to Databases by Criminal Justice Agencies and Other Entities 66.202
Request for Data File from Databases 66.203
Public Disclosure of Data Prohibited 66.251
Uniform Incident Fingerprint Card 66.252
Reporting of Information by Local Entities 66.253
Compatibility of Data 66.254
Electronic Reporting of Information 66.255
Information on Subsequent Arrests 66.301
Duties of Criminal Justice Agencies 66.302
Public Disclosure Not Authorized 66.303
Prohibited Acts 66.304
Applicability to District Court and County Court Clerks 66.351
Biennial Plans 66.352
Examination of Records and Operations 66.353
Monitoring and Reporting Duties of Department of Public Safety 66.354
Local Data Advisory Boards 66.401
Grants for Criminal Justice Programs 66.402
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