Section 560.002 - Disclosure of Biometric Identifier 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.Tex. Gov't. Code § 560.002
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 634, Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/2001. Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 559.002 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(78), eff. 9/1/2003.