SECTION 1.508. Use and Confidentiality of Fingerprints

(a) The department will submit all fingerprints received under this subchapter to the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to obtain criminal history information on the individual for the purpose of determining the individual's fitness for licensure, authorization, certification, permit, or registration, or control of an entity holding or seeking a license, authorization, certificate, permit, or registration.

(b) The department will use and maintain all criminal history information obtained under this subchapter in accordance with state and federal laws, including:

(1) Texas Government Code §411.106, concerning Access to Criminal History Record Information: Texas Department of Insurance;

(2) Texas Government Code §411.084, concerning Use of Criminal History Record Information;

(3) United States Public Law 92-544; and

(4) Code of Federal Regulations 28 CFR 50.12.

Source Note: The provisions of this §1.508 adopted to be effective October 23, 2006, 31 TexReg 8676; amended to be effective April 16, 2023, 48 TexReg 1834