Sec. 58.306.  ACCESS TO INFORMATION;  LEVELS.  (a)  This section describes the level of access to information to which each partner agency in a local juvenile justice information system is entitled.
(b)  Information is at Access Level 1 if the information relates to a child:
(1)  who:
(A)  a school official has reasonable grounds to believe has committed an offense for which a report is required under Section 37.015, Education Code;  or
(B)  has been expelled, the expulsion of which is required to be reported under Section 52.041;  and
(2)  who has not been charged with a fineable only offense, a status offense, or delinquent conduct.
(c)  Information is at Access Level 2 if the information relates to a child who:
(1)  is alleged in a justice or municipal court to have committed a fineable only offense, municipal ordinance violation, or status offense;  and
(2)  has not been charged with delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision.
(d)  Information is at Access Level 3 if the information relates to a child who is alleged to have engaged in delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision.
(e)  Except as provided by Subsection (i), Level 1 Access is by public school districts in the county or region served by the local juvenile justice information system.
(f)  Except as provided by Subsection (i), Level 2 Access is by:
(1)  justice of the peace courts that process juvenile cases;  and
(2)  municipal courts that process juvenile cases.
(g)  Except as provided by Subsection (i), Level 3 Access is by:
(1)  the juvenile court and court clerk;
(2)  the prosecuting attorney;
(3)  the county juvenile probation department;
(4)  law enforcement agencies;
(5)  governmental service providers that are partner agencies;
(6)  governmental juvenile facilities that are partner agencies; and
(7)  a private juvenile facility that is a partner agency, except the access is limited to information that relates to a child detained or placed in the custody of the facility.
(h)  Access for Level 1 agencies is only to information at Level 1.  Access for Level 2 agencies is only to information at Levels 1 and 2.  Access for Level 3 agencies is to information at Levels 1, 2, and 3.
(i)  Information described by Section 58.304(b)(23) may be accessed only by:
(1)  the juvenile court and court clerk;
(2)  the county juvenile probation department;
(3)  a governmental juvenile facility that is a partner agency; and
(4)  a private juvenile facility that is a partner agency, except the access is limited to information that relates to a child detained or placed in the custody of the facility.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1297, Sec. 41, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by: 
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 908 (H.B. 2884), Sec. 24, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1093 (H.B. 3705), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2017.