Tex. Government Code § 560.002
DISCLOSURE OF BIOMETRIC IDENTIFIER
Texas · Texas Government Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Government Code § 560.002, DISCLOSURE OF BIOMETRIC IDENTIFIER, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/657355
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A governmental body that possesses a biometric identifier of an individual:
(1) may not sell, lease, or otherwise disclose the biometric identifier to another person unless:
(A) the individual consents to the disclosure;
(B) the disclosure is required or permitted by a federal statute or by a state statute other than Chapter 552; or
(C) the disclosure is made by or to a law enforcement agency for a law enforcement purpose; and
(2) shall store, transmit, and protect from disclosure the biometric identifier using reasonable care and in a manner that is the same as or more protective than the manner in which the governmental body stores, transmits, and protects its other confidential information.