(a) In this section, "law enforcement agency" means a governmental agency that employs a peace officer as defined by Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure.
(b) This section does not apply to an action in which a law enforcement agency is a party.
(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a court in a civil action may not order discovery from a nonparty law enforcement agency of information, records, documents, evidentiary materials, and tangible things if:
(1) the information, records, documents, evidentiary materials, or tangible things deal with:
(A) the detection, investigation, or prosecution of crime; or
(B) an investigation by the nonparty law enforcement agency that does not result in conviction or deferred adjudication; and
(2) the release of the information, records, documents, evidentiary materials, or tangible things would interfere with the detection, investigation, or prosecution of criminal acts.
(d) On motion of a party, the court may order discovery from a nonparty law enforcement agency of information, records, documents, evidentiary materials, and tangible things described by Subsection (c) if the court determines, after in camera inspection, that:
(1) the discovery sought is relevant; and
(2) there is a specific need for the discovery.
(e) This section does not apply to:
(1) a report of a collision under Chapter 550, Transportation Code; and
(2) photographs, field measurements, scene drawings, and collision reconstruction done in conjunction with the investigation of the underlying collision.