Texas Statutes
Subchapter E. Texas Fusion Center and Other Fusion Centers Operating in This State
Section 421.085. Privacy Policy Required

Sec. 421.085. PRIVACY POLICY REQUIRED. (a) Each fusion center operating in this state shall adopt a privacy policy providing at a minimum that, with respect to an individual or organization, the fusion center:
(1) will not seek, collect, or retain information that is based solely on any of the following factors, as applicable to that individual or organization:
(A) religious, political, or social views or activities;
(B) participation in a particular organization or event; or
(C) race, ethnicity, citizenship, place of origin, age, disability, gender, or sexual orientation; and
(2) will take steps to ensure that any agency that submits information to the fusion center does not submit information based solely on a factor described by Subdivision (1).
(b) In a criminal investigation, a factor described by Subsection (a)(1) may not alone give rise to reasonable suspicion. However, a factor described by Subsection (a)(1) may be used in connection with a specific description of a suspect in the investigation.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1178 (H.B. 3324), Sec. 6, eff. June 17, 2011.

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