Amend CSHB 588 by inserting the following appropriately
numbered SECTION and renumbering the subsequent SECTIONS of the
bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Subchapter G, Chapter 411, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 411.155 to read as follows:
Sec. 411.155. CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON USE; CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
(a) A DNA record created under this subchapter is confidential and
may be used only by a law enforcement agency or by an attorney
representing the person who is the subject of the record under a
court order. A DNA sample or specimen may be obtained under this
subchapter only for the purpose of identification. A DNA record
may be expunged if the person who is the subject of the record is
found not guilty of the offense charged.
(b) A person commits an offense if the person violates
Subsection (a). An offense under this subsection is a state jail
felony.