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Chapter 411

Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas

Subchapter A. General Provisions and Administration

411.001 Definitions 411.0011 Certain Local Government Corporations Engaged in Criminal Identification Activities 411.002 Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas 411.003 Public Safety Commission 411.0031 Training for Commission Members 411.0035 Member and General Counsel Restriction 411.0036 Removal of Commission Member 411.004 Duties and Powers of Commission 411.0041 Open Meetings Exception: Criminal Investigations 411.0042 Division of Responsibilities 411.0043 Technology Policy; Review 411.0044 Negotiated Rulemaking and Alternative Dispute Resolution 411.0045 Physical Fitness Programs 411.005 Director, Deputy Directors, and Assistant Directors 411.006 Duties of Director 411.007 Officers and Employees 411.0071 Direct Appointment to Management Team Positions by Director 411.0072 Employment-Related Grievances and Appeals of Disciplinary Actions Within the Department 411.0073 Mediation of Personnel Disputes 411.0074 Polygraph Examinations for Certain Applicants 411.00741 Polygraph Examinations for Certain Officers and Employees 411.0075 Personnel Policies 411.00755 Personnel Records of Commissioned Officers 411.0076 Minority Recruiting 411.0077 Limitation on Restrictions on Certain Off-Duty Activities 411.0078 Use of Uniform While Performing Certain Off-Duty Activities 411.0079 Working Conditions for Certain Pregnant Officers 411.008 District Headquarters 411.0085 Driver's License Facilities: Personnel 411.009 Local Cooperation 411.0091 Sex Offender Compliance Unit 411.0092 Primary Jurisdiction 411.0095 Vehicle Theft Checkpoints at Border Crossing 411.0096 Memorandum of Understanding with Criminal Justice Division of the Office of the Governor 411.0097 Transportation and Inspections Meeting with Representatives of Mexican States 411.0097 Multicounty Drug Task Forces 411.0098 Coordination with Department of Transportation 411.0099 Needs Assessment for Enforcement of Commercial Motor Vehicle Rules 411.010 Assistance of State Agencies 411.011 Assistance of State Educational Institutions 411.0111 Provision of Certain Information to Comptroller 411.012 Command by Governor 411.013 Expenditures, Donations, and Appropriations 411.0131 Use of Seized and Forfeited Assets 411.0132 Use of Funds to Support Certain Persons 411.0135 Method of Payment of Fees and Charges 411.014 Buildings and Equipment 411.0141 Multiuse Training and Operations Center Facility 411.015 Organization 411.016 Compensatory Time; Overtime Pay 411.0161 Donation of Accrued Compensatory Time or Accrued Annual Leave for Legislative Purposes 411.0162 Salaries for Certain Troopers 411.0163 Hiring Officers with Previous Law Enforcement Experience 411.0164 50-Hour Workweek for Commissioned Officers 411.0165 Veteran Applicants for Trooper Training 411.017 Unauthorized Acts Involving Department Name, Insignia, or Division Name 411.018 Hazardous Materials 411.0185 Authorized Inspection of Cargo Tanks Containing Certain Petroleum Products 411.019 Toll-Free Number 411.0195 Public Complaints 411.0196 Access to Programs 411.020 Purchase of Firearm from Department by Officer 411.0201 Reproduction of Records 411.0202 Disposal of Records 411.0206 Abatement or Deferral for Victims of Identity Theft 411.0207 Public Corruption Unit 411.0208 Reserve Officer Corps 411.0209 Department Assistance at International Border Checkpoints 411.02093 State Criminal Law Training Program for Border Patrol Agents 411.02094 Border Operations Training Program 411.02095 Statewide Program for the Prevention and Detection of Certain Criminal Offenses 411.02096 Report Regarding Certain Firearm Statistics 411.02097 Firearm Safety 411.02098 Transnational Repression Training Program

Subchapter B. Texas Rangers

Subchapter B-1. Public Integrity Unit

Subchapter C. Texas Highway Patrol

Subchapter C-1. Organized Oilfield Theft Prevention Unit

Subchapter D. Administrative Division

Subchapter D-1. Central Index of Certain Additional Offenses Suspected to Have Been Committed by Criminal Defendants

Subchapter E. Capitol Complex

Subchapter E-1. Order of Nondisclosure of Criminal History Record Information

411.071 Definitions 411.0715 Definition of Deferred Adjudication Community Supervision for Purpose of Receiving Order of Nondisclosure 411.0716 Applicability of Subchapter 411.072 Procedure for Deferred Adjudication Community Supervision; Certain Nonviolent Misdemeanors 411.0725 Procedure for Deferred Adjudication Community Supervision; Felonies and Certain Misdemeanors 411.0726 Procedure for Deferred Adjudication Community Supervision; Certain Driving While Intoxicated and Boating While Intoxicated Misdemeanors 411.0727 Procedure Following Successful Completion of Veterans Treatment Court Program 411.0728 Procedure for Certain Victims of Trafficking of Persons or Compelling Prostitution 411.0729 Procedure for Certain Veterans Placed on Community Supervision 411.073 Procedure for Community Supervision Following Conviction; Certain Misdemeanors 411.0731 Procedure for Community Supervision Following Conviction; Certain Driving While Intoxicated Convictions 411.0735 Procedure for Conviction; Certain Misdemeanors 411.0736 Procedure for Conviction; Certain Driving While Intoxicated Convictions 411.074 Required Conditions for Receiving an Order of Nondisclosure 411.0745 Petition and Order 411.075 Procedure After Order 411.0755 Statement in Application for Employment, Information, or Licensing 411.076 Disclosure by Court 411.0765 Disclosure by Criminal Justice Agency 411.077 Department of Public Safety Report 411.0775 Admissibility and Use of Certain Criminal History Record Information in Subsequent Criminal Proceeding

Subchapter F. Criminal History Record Information

411.081 Application of Subchapter 411.082 Definitions 411.083 Dissemination of Criminal History Record Information 411.0835 Prohibition Against Dissemination to Certain Private Entities 411.084 Use of Criminal History Record Information 411.0845 Criminal History Clearinghouse 411.085 Unauthorized Obtaining, Use, or Disclosure of Criminal History Record Information; Penalty 411.0851 Duty of Private Entity to Update Criminal History Record Information; Civil Liability 411.086 Rules 411.0865 Contracts for Fingerprinting Services 411.087 Access to Criminal History Record Information Maintained by Federal Bureau of Investigation or Local Criminal Justice Agency 411.088 Fees 411.089 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Criminal Justice Agency 411.0891 Department Access to Criminal History Record Information: Certain Departmental Authorizations 411.090 Access to Criminal History Record Information: State Board for Educator Certification 411.0901 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Texas Education Agency 411.091 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission 411.0915 Access to Criminal History Record Information of Political Subdivisions: Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission 411.092 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Banking Commissioner 411.093 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation 411.094 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Higher Education Entities; Security-Sensitive Position 411.0945 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Public Institution of Higher Education; on-Campus Student Housing 411.095 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Consumer Credit Commissioner 411.096 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Texas Racing Commission 411.097 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Local and Regional Educational Entities 411.0971 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Teacher Retirement System of Texas 411.0972 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Qualified Private Schools 411.098 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired 411.099 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Texas State Board of Medical Examiners 411.0995 Access to Criminal History Record Information: State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners 411.100 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Board of Law Examiners and State Bar of Texas 411.1005 Access to Criminal History Record Information: State Bar of Texas 411.102 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Mcgruff House Program 411.103 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Child Watch Program 411.104 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Texas Workforce Commission; Security Sensitive Positions 411.1041 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Texas Workforce Commission; Vocational Rehabilitation and Other Services 411.105 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Texas State Board of Public Accountancy 411.106 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Texas Department of Insurance 411.107 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Receiver 411.109 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Comptroller 411.110 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Department of State Health Services and Health and Human Services Commission 411.1103 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Health and Human Services Commission 411.1105 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Health and Human Services Commission 411.1106 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Health and Human Services Commission 411.11061 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Certain Medicaid Providers 411.111 Access to Criminal History Record Information: District Court; Name Changes 411.112 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Texas Commission on Law Enforcement 411.113 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Texas School for the Deaf 411.1131 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Health and Human Services Commission 411.114 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Department of Family and Protective Services and Health and Human Services Commission 411.1141 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Texas Juvenile Justice Department 411.1142 Access to Criminal History Record: Early Childhood Intervention Program Within Health and Human Services Commission 411.1143 Access to Criminal History Record Information; Agencies Administering or Operating Medical Assistance and Other Public Benefits Programs 411.1144 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Health and Human Services Commission and Employees, Contractors, or Volunteers at State Supported Living Centers 411.1145 Access to Criminal History Record Information: State Preservation Board 411.1146 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Department of Agriculture 411.1147 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Texas Historical Commission 411.115 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Department of State Health Services and Health and Human Services Commission; Local Authorities; Community Centers 411.116 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Organization Providing Certain Nurse Aides 411.1161 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Health and Human Services Commission and Nurse Aide Certification, Medication Aide Permit, and Nursing Facility Administrator License 411.117 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Health and Human Services Commission and Texas Workforce Commission 411.118 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Employer at Residential Dwelling Project 411.1181 Access to Criminal History Record Information; Applicants for Employment 411.1182 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Commercial Nuclear Power Plant Licensees 411.1183 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Independent Organization Certified under Utilities Code 411.121 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Adjutant General 411.1211 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Texas Veterans Commission 411.122 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Licensing or Regulatory Agency 411.123 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Municipal Fire Department 411.1235 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Volunteer Fire Departments 411.1236 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Texas Commission on Fire Protection 411.1237 Access to Criminal History Record Information: County Fire Marshals; County Sheriffs 411.124 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Political Subdivisions; Public Transportation Drivers 411.125 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Texas Board of Nursing 411.12501 Access to Criminal History Record Information of Federal Bureau of Investigation: Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission 411.12502 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council 411.12503 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners 411.12504 Access to Criminal History Record Information: State Board of Dental Examiners 411.12505 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Qualified School Contractors 411.12506 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality 411.12507 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Texas Funeral Service Commission 411.12508 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Manufactured Housing Division 411.12509 Access to Criminal History Record Information: State Fire Marshal 411.12510 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Texas Medical Board 411.12511 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Texas Department of Motor Vehicles 411.12512 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Texas Optometry Board 411.12513 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Executive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Examiners 411.12514 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners 411.12515 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Texas Real Estate Commission and Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board 411.12516 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors 411.12517 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Texas State Board of Pharmacy 411.126 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Volunteer Centers 411.127 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Applicants for Employment and Contractors 411.1271 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Office of the Attorney General 411.1272 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Office of Capital and Forensic Writs and Public Defender's Offices 411.128 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Person Seeking to Adopt Child 411.1285 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Domestic Relations Office and Child Custody Evaluator 411.1286 Access to Criminal History Record Information: County Commissioners Courts; County Child Welfare Board Members 411.129 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Employment by Municipality 411.1295 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Employment by County 411.1296 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Employment by Appraisal District, Appointment to Appraisal Review Board for Appraisal District, and Applicant to Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board 411.1297 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Employment by Emergency Communication District 411.130 Access to Criminal History Record Information; Crime Victims' Institute 411.1301 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Certain Local Government Corporations Engaged in Criminal Identification Activities 411.131 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Safe Houses 411.132 Access to Criminal History Record Information: State Auditor 411.133 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Regional Tollway Authorities 411.134 Criminal History Record Information: Texas State Library and Archives Commission 411.135 Access to Certain Information by Public 411.1355 Central Database of Offenders Who Have Committed Certain Violent Offenses 411.136 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Certain Hospitals and Hospital Districts 411.138 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Juvenile Board or Juvenile Probation Department 411.1385 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Savings and Mortgage Lending Commissioner 411.1386 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Court Clerk; Health and Human Services Commission; Guardianships 411.13861 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Health and Human Services Commission 411.1387 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Facility, Regulatory Agency, or Private Agency 411.1388 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Interagency Council on Sex Offender Treatment 411.1389 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Texas Civil Commitment Office 411.139 Access to Criminal History Record Information: State Securities Board 411.1391 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Texas Facilities Commission 411.140 Access to Criminal History Record Information: State Commission on Judicial Conduct 411.1401 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Programs Providing Activities for Children 411.1402 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Employees Retirement System of Texas 411.1403 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Railroad Commission of Texas 411.14031 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Public Utility Commission of Texas 411.1404 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Department of Information Resources 411.1405 Access to Criminal History Record Information: State Agencies; Information Technology Employees 411.14055 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Texas School Safety Center 411.1406 Access to Criminal History Record Information: County Attorney in County with Population of 3.3 Million or More 411.14065 Access to Criminal History Record Information: County Tax Assessor-Collector 411.1407 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Credit Union Department 411.1408 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Judicial Branch Certification Commission 411.1409 Access to Criminal History Information: Appellate Courts 411.1410 Access to Criminal History Record Information: United States Armed Forces 411.14101 Access to Criminal History Record Information: State Office of Administrative Hearings 411.14102 Access to Criminal History Record Information: Texas Board of Architectural Examiners

Subchapter G. Dna Database System

Subchapter G-1. Crime Laboratory Portal

Subchapter H. License to Carry a Handgun

411.171 Definitions 411.1711 Certain Exemptions from Convictions 411.172 Eligibility 411.173 Nonresident License 411.1735 Protective Order Designation 411.174 Application 411.1741 Voluntary Contribution to Fund for Veterans' Assistance 411.175 Procedures for Submitting Fingerprints 411.176 Review of Application Materials 411.1765 Notice of Certain Denials 411.177 Issuance or Denial of License 411.178 Notice to Local Law Enforcement 411.179 Form of License 411.180 Notification of Denial, Revocation, or Suspension of License; Review 411.181 Notice of Change of Information; Duplicate License 411.182 Notice 411.183 Expiration 411.184 At-Risk Designation 411.185 License Renewal Procedure 411.186 Revocation 411.187 Suspension of License 411.1871 Notice of Suspension or Revocation of Certain Licenses 411.188 Handgun Proficiency Requirement 411.1881 Exemption from Instruction for Certain Persons 411.1882 Evidence of Handgun Proficiency for Certain Persons 411.1883 Training Course for Certain First Responders 411.1884 Training Course for Tactical Medical Professionals 411.190 Qualified Handgun Instructors and Approved Online Course Providers 411.1901 School Safety Certification for Qualified Handgun Instructors 411.191 Review of Denial, Revocation, or Suspension of Certification as Qualified Handgun Instructor or Approved Online Course Provider 411.192 Confidentiality of Records 411.193 Statistical Report 411.194 Reduction of Certain Fees Due to Indigency 411.195 Reduction of Certain Fees for Senior Citizens 411.1951 Waiver or Reduction of Fees for Members or Veterans of United States Armed Forces 411.1953 Reduction of Fees for Community Supervision and Corrections Department Officers and Juvenile Probation Officers 411.1954 Waiver of Certain Fees for Certain Applicants Who Hold Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certification 411.196 Method of Payment 411.197 Rules 411.198 Law Enforcement Officer Alias Handgun License 411.199 Honorably Retired Peace Officers 411.1991 Peace Officers 411.1992 Former Reserve Law Enforcement Officers 411.1993 County Jailers 411.1994 State Correctional Officers 411.200 Application to Licensed Security Officers 411.201 Active and Retired Judicial Officers; Certain Court Officers 411.202 License a Benefit 411.203 Rights of Employers 411.2031 Carrying of Handguns by License Holders on Certain Campuses 411.2032 Transportation and Storage of Firearms and Ammunition by License Holders in Private Vehicles on Certain Campuses 411.204 Notice Required on Certain Premises 411.205 Requirement to Display License 411.206 Seizure of Handgun and License 411.207 Authority of Peace Officer to Disarm 411.208 Limitation of Liability 411.209 Wrongful Exclusion of Handgun License Holder

Subchapter I. Internal Oversight

Subchapter I-1. Office of Inspector General

Subchapter J. Unsolved Crimes Investigation Program

Subchapter K. Department of Public Safety Historical Museum and Research Center

Subchapter K-1. Power Outage Alert

Subchapter L. Statewide America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response (amber) Alert System for Abducted Children and Missing Persons with Intellectual Disabilities

Subchapter L-1. Texas Active Shooter Alert System

Subchapter M. Silver Alert for Missing Senior Citizens and Persons with Alzheimer's Disease

Subchapter N. Interoperable Statewide Emergency Radio Infrastructure

Subchapter O. Prevention of Scrap Metal Theft Grant Program

Subchapter P. Blue Alert System

Subchapter Q. Coordinated Law Enforcement Adult Rescue (clear) Alert for Missing Adults

Subchapter Q-1. Powers and Duties Related to Certain Regulatory Programs

Subchapter R. Administrative Penalty

Subchapter S. Hostile Foreign Adversaries Unit

Subchapter S, consisting of Secs. 411.551 to 411.558, was added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 881 (S.B. 2514), Sec. 1.

For another Subchapter S, consisting of Secs. 411.551 to 411.563, added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 959 (S.B. 36), Sec. 2, see Sec. 411.551 et seq., post.

Subchapter S. Homeland Security Division

Subchapter S, consisting of Secs. 411.551 to 411.563, was added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 959 (S.B. 36), Sec. 2.

For another Subchapter S, consisting of Secs. 411.551 to 411.558, added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 881 (S.B. 2514), Sec. 1, see Sec. 411.551 et seq., post.

Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions