(a) A commercial social networking site may request access to online identifiers maintained by the department under Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 62.051(c)(7).
(b) Requests may be submitted to: Crime Records Service, Attn: Sex Offender Registration Unit, Texas Department of Public Safety, P.O. Box 4143, Austin, Texas 78765-4143; or via e-mail at: txsor@dps.texas.gov.
(c) Requests for access submitted to the department must contain:
  (1) the name of the commercial social networking site;
  (2) the website address of the commercial social networking site;
  (3) the name, mailing address, e-mail address of a point of contact for the commercial social networking site;
  (4) the state or country where the commercial social networking site's articles of incorporation are filed; and
  (5) a statement indicating whether or not a combination of advertising revenue and subscription fees generated by the commercial social networking site is in excess of $10,000 per annum.
(d) The department will determine if a requester of online identifiers meets the definition of provider.
(e) Approved providers will be instructed to create a user account and furnished instructions to access public information as defined by Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 62.005(b), and online identifiers maintained by the department under Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 62.051(c)(7).
(f) Information disseminated to the provider by the department is subject to the restrictions outlined by Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 62.0061.
(g) User accounts will be deactivated after six (6) months of inactivity. This does not preclude a provider from requesting reactivation of a user account.
(h) The department reserves the right to terminate a user account for a violation of any statute, administrative rule, or department policy.

Source Note: The provisions of this §37.2 adopted to be effective January 9, 2011, 35 TexReg 11945; amended to be effective September 24, 2018, 43 TexReg 6334