Tex. Gov't Code Section 421.085
Privacy Policy Required


(a)

Each fusion center operating in this state shall adopt a privacy policy providing at a minimum that, with respect to an individual or organization, the fusion center:

(1)

will not seek, collect, or retain information that is based solely on any of the following factors, as applicable to that individual or organization:

(A)

religious, political, or social views or activities;

(B)

participation in a particular organization or event; or

(C)

race, ethnicity, citizenship, place of origin, age, disability, gender, or sexual orientation; and

(2)

will take steps to ensure that any agency that submits information to the fusion center does not submit information based solely on a factor described by Subdivision (1).

(b)

In a criminal investigation, a factor described by Subsection (a)(1) may not alone give rise to reasonable suspicion. However, a factor described by Subsection (a)(1) may be used in connection with a specific description of a suspect in the investigation.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1178 (H.B. 3324), Sec. 6, eff. June 17, 2011.

Source: Section 421.085 — Privacy Policy Required, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.­421.­htm#421.­085 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 421.085’s source at texas​.gov