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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to access to certain law enforcement, corrections, and |
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prosecutorial records under the public information law. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 552.108, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 552.108. EXCEPTION: CERTAIN LAW ENFORCEMENT, |
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CORRECTIONS, AND PROSECUTORIAL INFORMATION. (a) Information held |
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by a law enforcement agency or prosecutor that deals with the |
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detection, investigation, or prosecution of crime is excepted from |
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the requirements of Section 552.021 if: |
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(1) release of the information would unduly interfere |
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with the detection, investigation, or prosecution of crime; |
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(2) it is information relating to: |
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(A) an ongoing investigation; or |
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(B) conduct that remains subject to prosecution |
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and the matter is not considered closed [that deals with the
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detection, investigation, or prosecution of crime only in relation
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to an investigation that did not result in conviction or deferred
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adjudication]; |
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(3) it is information relating to a threat against a |
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peace officer or detention officer collected or disseminated under |
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Section 411.048; or |
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(4) it is information that: |
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(A) is prepared by an attorney representing the |
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state in anticipation of or in the course of preparing for criminal |
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litigation; or |
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(B) reflects the mental impressions or legal |
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reasoning of an attorney representing the state. |
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(b) An internal record or notation of a law enforcement |
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agency or prosecutor that is maintained for internal use in matters |
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relating to law enforcement or prosecution is excepted from the |
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requirements of Section 552.021 if: |
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(1) release of the internal record or notation would |
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unduly interfere with law enforcement or prosecution; |
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(2) the internal record or notation relates to: |
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(A) [law enforcement only in relation to] an |
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ongoing investigation; or |
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(B) conduct that remains subject to prosecution |
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and the matter is not considered closed [that did not result in
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conviction or deferred adjudication]; or |
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(3) the internal record or notation: |
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(A) is prepared by an attorney representing the |
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state in anticipation of or in the course of preparing for criminal |
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litigation; or |
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(B) reflects the mental impressions or legal |
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reasoning of an attorney representing the state. |
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(c) This section does not except from the requirements of |
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Section 552.021 information that is basic information about an |
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arrested person, an arrest, or a crime. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act to Section |
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552.108, Government Code, apply to information, records, and |
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notations collected, made, assembled, or maintained on, before, or |
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after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |