By Allen H.B. No. 353
77R2552 JMG-D
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to exempting certain entities from fees charged for
1-3 processing inquiries for criminal history information.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Section 411.088(a), Government Code, is amended
1-6 to read as follows:
1-7 (a) The department may charge a person other than [that is
1-8 not primarily] a political subdivision of this state, an [criminal
1-9 justice] agency of this state, an agency of the federal government,
1-10 or a nonprofit corporation a fee for processing inquiries for
1-11 criminal history record information. The department may charge:
1-12 (1) a fee of $10 for each inquiry for criminal history
1-13 record information on a person that is processed only on the basis
1-14 of the person's name, unless the inquiry is submitted
1-15 electronically or by magnetic media, in which event the fee is $1;
1-16 (2) a fee of $15 for each inquiry for criminal history
1-17 record information on a person that is processed on the basis of a
1-18 fingerprint comparison search; and
1-19 (3) except as provided by Subsection (b), actual costs
1-20 for processing all other information inquiries.
1-21 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.