Sec. 411.192. CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS. (a) The department shall disclose to a criminal justice agency information contained in its files and records regarding whether a named individual or any individual named in a specified list is licensed under this subchapter. Information on an individual subject to disclosure under this section includes the individual's name, date of birth, gender, race, zip code, telephone number, e-mail address, and Internet website address. Except as otherwise provided by this section and by Section 411.193, all other records maintained under this subchapter are confidential and are not subject to mandatory disclosure under the open records law, Chapter 552.
(b) An applicant or license holder may be furnished a copy of disclosable records regarding the applicant or license holder on request and the payment of a reasonable fee.
(c) The department shall notify a license holder of any request that is made for information relating to the license holder under this section and provide the name of the agency making the request.
(d) The department shall make public and distribute to the public at no cost lists of individuals who are certified as qualified handgun instructors by the department and who request to be included as provided by Subsection (e) and lists of approved online course providers. The department shall include on the lists each individual's name, telephone number, e-mail address, and Internet website address. The department shall make the lists available on the department's Internet website.
(e) An individual who is certified as a qualified handgun instructor may request in writing that the department disclose all or part of the information described by Subsection (d) regarding the individual. The department shall include all or part of the individual's information on the list as requested.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 10.01(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 172 (H.B. 991), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2007.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 6.03, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1099 (H.B. 3784), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2017.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection
Chapter 411 - Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas
Subchapter H. License to Carry a Handgun
Section 411.1711. Certain Exemptions From Convictions
Section 411.173. Nonresident License
Section 411.1735. Protective Order Designation
Section 411.1741. Voluntary Contribution to Fund for Veterans' Assistance
Section 411.175. Procedures for Submitting Fingerprints
Section 411.176. Review of Application Materials
Section 411.177. Issuance or Denial of License
Section 411.178. Notice to Local Law Enforcement
Section 411.179. Form of License
Section 411.180. Notification of Denial, Revocation, or Suspension of License; Review
Section 411.181. Notice of Change of Information; Duplicate License
Section 411.184. At-Risk Designation
Section 411.184. Training Course for Certain First Responders
Section 411.185. License Renewal Procedure
Section 411.187. Suspension of License
Section 411.1871. Notice of Suspension or Revocation of Certain Licenses
Section 411.188. Handgun Proficiency Requirement
Section 411.1881. Exemption From Instruction for Certain Persons
Section 411.1882. Evidence of Handgun Proficiency for Certain Persons
Section 411.190. Qualified Handgun Instructors and Approved Online Course Providers
Section 411.1901. School Safety Certification for Qualified Handgun Instructors
Section 411.192. Confidentiality of Records
Section 411.193. Statistical Report
Section 411.194. Reduction of Certain Fees Due to Indigency
Section 411.195. Reduction of Certain Fees for Senior Citizens
Section 411.1951. Waiver or Reduction of Fees for Members or Veterans of United States Armed Forces
Section 411.196. Method of Payment
Section 411.198. Law Enforcement Officer Alias Handgun License
Section 411.199. Honorably Retired Peace Officers
Section 411.1991. Peace Officers
Section 411.1992. Former Reserve Law Enforcement Officers
Section 411.1993. County Jailers
Section 411.1994. State Correctional Officers
Section 411.200. Application to Licensed Security Officers
Section 411.201. Active and Retired Judicial Officers
Section 411.202. License a Benefit
Section 411.203. Rights of Employers
Section 411.2031. Carrying of Handguns by License Holders on Certain Campuses
Section 411.204. Notice Required on Certain Premises
Section 411.205. Requirement to Display License
Section 411.206. Seizure of Handgun and License
Section 411.207. Authority of Peace Officer to Disarm
Section 411.208. Limitation of Liability
Section 411.209. Wrongful Exclusion of Handgun License Holder