Sec. 143.090. RELEASE OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF POLICE OFFICERS. A department, commission, or municipality may not release a photograph that depicts a police officer unless:
(1) the officer has been charged with an offense by indictment or by information;
(2) the officer is a party in a civil service hearing or a case before a hearing examiner or in arbitration;
(3) the photograph is introduced as evidence in a judicial proceeding; or
(4) the officer gives written consent to the release of the photograph.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 300 (H.B. 2006), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees
Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees
Chapter 143 - Municipal Civil Service for Firefighters and Police Officers
Subchapter F. Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 143.081. Determination of Physical and Mental Fitness
Section 143.082. Efficiency Reports
Section 143.083. Emergency Appointment of Temporary Fire Fighters and Police Officers
Section 143.085. Force Reduction and Reinstatement List
Section 143.086. Political Activities
Section 143.087. Strike Prohibition
Section 143.088. Unlawful Resignation or Retirement