Does the public have the right to access sex offender registration information maintained by a local law enforcement authority and the Texas Department of Public Safety?
The Texas Sex Offender Registration Program specifically classifies sex offender registration information as public information with a few exceptions. The only information not available to the public is a sex offender’s social security number, driver’s license number, and telephone number, any additional information required by the Texas Department of Public Safety for law enforcement purposes, information that would identify the victim of the offense, and juvenile sex offender registration information ordered nonpublic by a juvenile court. Sex offender registration information may be obtained from the Texas Department of Public Safety at any time via the Department’s website located at http://records.txdps.state.tx.us/soSearch/default.cfm.
Related Questions
- Does the public have the right to access sex offender registration information maintained by a local law enforcement authority and the Texas Department of Public Safety?
- Why are local law enforcement agencies assigned the responsibility to determine when to notify the public about a registered sex offender?
- What does the local law enforcement authority do with the information provided by a registered sex offender?
