Sec. 411.147.  ACCESS TO DNA DATABASE INFORMATION.  (a)  The director by rule shall establish procedures:
(1)  to prevent unauthorized access to the DNA database; and
(2)  to release from the DNA database a DNA sample, analysis, record, or other information maintained under this subchapter.
(b)  The director may adopt rules relating to the internal disclosure, access, or use of a sample or DNA record in a DNA laboratory.
(c)  The director may release a DNA sample, analysis, or record only:
(1)  to a criminal justice agency for criminal justice or law enforcement identification purposes;
(2)  for a judicial proceeding, if otherwise admissible under law;
(3)  for criminal defense purposes to a defendant, if related to the case in which the defendant is charged or released from custody under Article 17.47, Code of Criminal Procedure, or other court order; or
(4)  for another purpose:
(A)  described in Section 411.143; or
(B)  required under federal law as a condition for obtaining federal funding.
(d)  The director may release a record of the number of requests made for a defendant's individual DNA record and the name of the requesting person.
(e)  A criminal justice agency may have access to a DNA sample for a law enforcement purpose through:
(1)  the agency's laboratory; or
(2)  a laboratory used by the agency.
(f)  The director shall maintain a record of requests made under this section.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 595, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by: 
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1224 (H.B. 1068), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2005.