Tex.
Gov't Code Section 552.1425
Civil Penalty: Dissemination of Certain Criminal History Information
(a)
A private entity that compiles and disseminates for compensation criminal history record information may not compile or disseminate information with respect to which the entity has received notice that:(1)
an order of expunction has been issued under Article 55.02, Code of Criminal Procedure; or(2)
an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information has been issued under Subchapter E-1 (Definitions), Chapter 411 (Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas).(a)
A private entity that compiles and disseminates for compensation criminal history record information may not compile or disseminate information with respect to which the entity has received notice that:(1)
an order of expunction has been issued under Subchapter E or F, Chapter 55A (Expunction of Criminal Records), Code of Criminal Procedure; or(2)
an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information has been issued under Subchapter E-1 (Definitions), Chapter 411 (Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas).(b)
A district court may issue a warning to a private entity for a first violation of Subsection (a). After receiving a warning for the first violation, the private entity is liable to the state for a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each subsequent violation.(c)
The attorney general or an appropriate prosecuting attorney may sue to collect a civil penalty under this section.(d)
A civil penalty collected under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the general revenue fund.
Source:
Section 552.1425 — Civil Penalty: Dissemination of Certain Criminal History Information, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.552.htm#552.1425
(accessed Jun. 5, 2024).