The office of capital and forensic writs and a public defender's office are entitled to obtain from the department criminal history record information maintained by the department that relates to a criminal case in which an attorney compensated by the office of capital and forensic writs or by the public defender's office has been appointed.
Tex. Gov't Code § 411.1272
ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION: OFFICE OF CAPITAL AND FORENSIC WRITS AND PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICES
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1188 (S.B. 1044), Sec. 3, eff
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