Government Code §411.082

In this subchapter: (1) "Administration of criminal justice" has the meaning assigned by Article 66.001 , Code of Criminal Procedure. (2) "Criminal history record information" means information collected about a person by a criminal justice agency that consists of identifiable descriptions and notations of arrests, detentions, indictments, informations, and other formal criminal charges and their dispositions. The term does not include: (A) identification information, including fingerprint records, to the extent that the identification information does not indicate involvement of the person in the criminal justice system; or (B) driving record information maintained by the department under Subchapter C , Chapter 521 , Transportation Code. (3) "Criminal justice agency" means: (A) a federal or state agency that is engaged in the administration of criminal justice under a statute or executive order and that allocates a substantial portion of its annual budget to the administration of criminal justice; or (B) a nongovernmental railroad or campus police department that has obtained an originating agency identifier from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. (4) "Criminal justice purpose" means: (A) an activity that is included in the administration of criminal justice; or (B) screening of applicants for employment with a criminal justice agency. (5) "Office of capital and forensic writs" means the office of capital and forensic writs established under Subchapter B , Chapter 78 . (6) "Public defender's office" has the meaning assigned by Article 26.044 (a), Code of Criminal Procedure.