Texas § 493.0155 PROPER IDENTIFICATION OF INMATES USING ALIAS.

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§ 493.0155 — PROPER IDENTIFICATION OF INMATES USING ALIAS.

Texas § 493.0155

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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 493.0155 (2026).

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Sec. 493.0155. PROPER IDENTIFICATION OF INMATES USING ALIAS. On receipt of information from the Department of Public Safety under Article 66.105 , Code of Criminal Procedure, that a person's identifying information may have been falsely used by an inmate as the inmate's identifying information, regardless of whether the inmate is in the custody of the department, is serving a period of supervised release, or has been discharged, the department shall:

(1)make a reasonable effort to identify the inmate's actual identity; and

(2)take action to ensure that any information maintained in the department's records and files regarding the inmate reflects the inmate's use of the person's identity as a stolen alias and refers to available information concerning the inmate's actual identity.

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Sec. 493.0155. PROPER IDENTIFICATION OF INMATES USING ALIAS. On receipt of information from the Department of Public Safety under Article 66.105 , Code of Criminal Procedure, that a person's identifying information may have been falsely used by an inmate as the inmate's identifying information, regardless of whether the inmate is in the custody of the department, is serving a period of supervised release, or has been discharged, the department shall:
(1) make a reasonable effort to identify the inmate's actual identity; and
(2) take action to ensure that any information maintained in the department's records and files regarding the inmate reflects the inmate's use of the person's identity as a stolen alias and refers to available information concerning the inmate's actual identity.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 339, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931 ), Sec. 4.11, eff. January 1, 2019.