Sec. 411.1409.  ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY INFORMATION: APPELLATE COURTS.  (a)  In this section, "appellate court" means the Supreme Court of Texas, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, or a court of appeals.
(b)  An appellate court is entitled to obtain criminal history record information as provided by Subsection (b-1) that relates to a person who is an applicant for:
(1)  employment with the court;
(2)  a volunteer position with the court; or
(3)  an appointment made by the court.
(b-1)  Subject to Section 411.087 and consistent with the public policy of this state, the court is entitled to:
(1)  obtain through the Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history record information maintained or indexed by that bureau that pertains to a person described by Subsection (b); and
(2)  obtain from the department or any other criminal justice agency in this state criminal history record information maintained by the department or that criminal justice agency that relates to a person described by Subsection (b).
(c)  Criminal history record information obtained by the court under this section may be used only to evaluate an applicant.
(d)  The court may not release or disclose to any person criminal history record information obtained from the Federal Bureau of Investigation under Subsection (b-1)(1).  The court may not release or disclose information obtained under Subsection (b-1)(2) except on order of a district court.
(e)  The court shall destroy criminal history record information obtained under this section after the information is used for its authorized purpose.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 406 (S.B. 885), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
Renumbered from Government Code, Section 411.1406 by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 27.001(24), eff. September 1, 2009.
Amended by: 
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 10.17, eff. June 19, 2009.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 871 (H.B. 4123), Sec. 63, eff. June 13, 2023.