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Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 411.129. Access to Criminal History Record Information: Employment by Municipality

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a municipality is entitled to obtain from the department criminal history record information maintained by the department that relates to a person who:

(1) is:

(A) an applicant for employment by the municipality;

(B) an employee of the municipality;

(C) an applicant for employment by or an employee of a business or person that contracts with the municipality;

(D) a volunteer with the municipality; or

(E) an applicant for a volunteer position with the municipality; or

(2) seeks the municipality's authorization to conduct fire safety inspections without becoming certified as a fire inspector by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection.

(a-1) The department shall make available through electronic means the information available to municipalities under this section.

(b) A municipality is not entitled to obtain under this section any information about a person if the municipality is entitled to obtain under another section of this subchapter any criminal history record information about the person.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 411.129. Access to Criminal History Record Information: Employment by Municipality - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/government-code/gov-t-sect-411-129/

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