Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 552.119 - [Effective Until 1/1/2025] Exception: Confidentiality of Certain Photographs of Peace Officers(a) A photograph that depicts a peace officer as defined by Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, the release of which would endanger the life or physical safety of the officer, is excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021 unless: (1) the officer is under indictment or charged with an offense by information;(2) the officer is a party in a civil service hearing or a case in arbitration; or(3) the photograph is introduced as evidence in a judicial proceeding.(b) A photograph excepted from disclosure under Subsection (a) may be made public only if the peace officer gives written consent to the disclosure.Tex. Gov't. Code § 552.119
Amended By Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1229, Sec. 11, eff. 9/1/2011.Amended By Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 8, Sec. 1, eff. 5/3/2005.Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1993.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.