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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to access to records or files concerning a child who is |
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subject to the juvenile justice system. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 58.007, Family Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsection (j) to read as |
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follows: |
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(e) Law enforcement records and files concerning a child may |
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be inspected or copied by a juvenile justice agency as that term is |
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defined by Section 58.101, [and] a criminal justice agency as that |
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term is defined by Section 411.082, Government Code, the child, and |
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the child's parent or guardian. |
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(j) Before a child or a child's parent or guardian may |
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inspect or copy a record or file concerning the child under |
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Subsection (e), the custodian of the record or file shall redact: |
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(1) any reference in the record or file to a suspect, |
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offender, victim, or witness who is not the child; and |
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(2) any information that is excepted from required |
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disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, or other law. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |