(a) The director may release a DNA sample, analysis, profile, or record, only:
  (1) to a criminal justice agency for criminal justice or law enforcement identification purposes;
  (2) to a court for a judicial proceeding, if otherwise admissible under law;
  (3) to a criminal defendant for defense purposes, if related to the case in which the defendant is charged; or
  (4) if personally identifiable information is removed, for:
    (A) a population statistics database;
    (B) forensic identification research and forensic protocol development; or
    (C) quality control.
(b) The director may only release a DNA sample to a criminal justice or law enforcement agency for criminal justice or law enforcement purposes through:
  (1) the agency's laboratory;
  (2) a laboratory used by the agency; or
  (3) a laboratory directed by a valid court order.
(c) The director shall maintain a record of requests made under this section. The director may release a record of the number of requests made for a defendant's DNA record and the name of the requesting person.

Source Note: The provisions of this §28.24 adopted to be effective February 7, 2005, 30 TexReg 407; amended to be effective June 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 4435; amended to be effective September 8, 2013, 38 TexReg 5741; amended to be effective August 17, 2016, 41 TexReg 6065; amended to be effective December 11, 2017, 42 TexReg 6941