Tex.
Fam. Code Section 58.306
Access to Information; Levels
(a)
This section describes the level of access to information to which each partner agency in a local juvenile justice information system is entitled.(b)
Information is at Access Level 1 if the information relates to a child:(1)
who:(A)
a school official has reasonable grounds to believe has committed an offense for which a report is required under Section 37.015 (Reports to Local Law Enforcement; Liability), Education Code; or(B)
has been expelled, the expulsion of which is required to be reported under Section 52.041 (Referral of Child to Juvenile Court After Expulsion); and(2)
who has not been charged with a fineable only offense, a status offense, or delinquent conduct.(c)
Information is at Access Level 2 if the information relates to a child who:(1)
is alleged in a justice or municipal court to have committed a fineable only offense, municipal ordinance violation, or status offense; and(2)
has not been charged with delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision.(d)
Information is at Access Level 3 if the information relates to a child who is alleged to have engaged in delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision.(e)
Except as provided by Subsection (i), Level 1 Access is by public school districts in the county or region served by the local juvenile justice information system.(f)
Except as provided by Subsection (i), Level 2 Access is by:(1)
justice of the peace courts that process juvenile cases; and(2)
municipal courts that process juvenile cases.(g)
Except as provided by Subsection (i), Level 3 Access is by:(1)
the juvenile court and court clerk;(2)
the prosecuting attorney;(3)
the county juvenile probation department;(4)
law enforcement agencies;(5)
governmental service providers that are partner agencies;(6)
governmental juvenile facilities that are partner agencies; and(7)
a private juvenile facility that is a partner agency, except the access is limited to information that relates to a child detained or placed in the custody of the facility.(h)
Access for Level 1 agencies is only to information at Level 1. Access for Level 2 agencies is only to information at Levels 1 and 2. Access for Level 3 agencies is to information at Levels 1, 2, and 3.(i)
Information described by Section 58.304 (Types of Information Contained in a Local Juvenile Information System)(b)(23) may be accessed only by:(1)
the juvenile court and court clerk;(2)
the county juvenile probation department;(3)
a governmental juvenile facility that is a partner agency; and(4)
a private juvenile facility that is a partner agency, except the access is limited to information that relates to a child detained or placed in the custody of the facility.
Source:
Section 58.306 — Access to Information; Levels, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.58.htm#58.306 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
