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Summary of differences between federal and state regulations
Arrest & conviction record inquiries
Texas has no laws or regulations specifically prohibiting arrest or conviction record inquiries.
State
Contacts
Employer immunity from disclosure claims
Arrest record inquiries
Texas Commission on Human Rights
Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Conviction record inquiries
Texas Commission on Human Rights
Texas Department of Public Safety
Regulations
Employer immunity from disclosure claims
Texas Labor Code, Title 3, Chapter 103, Disclosure by employer of information regarding certain employees or former employees
http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/SOTWDocs/LA/htm/LA.103.htm
Texas Labor Code, Title 2, Chapter 52, Subchapter D, Section §52.031, Blacklisting offense; penalty
http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/SOTWDocs/LA/htm/LA.52.htm#52.031
Vernon’s Texas Civil Statute, Title 83, Chapter 12, Article §5196, Discrimination
http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/SOTWDocs/CV/htm/CV.83.12.htm#5196
Arrest record inquiries
Texas Family Code, Title 3, Chapter 58, Subchapter A, Section §58.003, Sealing of records
http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/SOTWDocs/FA/htm/FA.58.htm#58.003
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, Title 1, Chapter 55, Article §55.01, Right to expunction
http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/SOTWDocs/CR/htm/CR.55.htm#55.01
Texas Health & Safety Code, Title 9, Subtitle A, Chapter 765, Criminal history record information checks of employees of residential dwelling projects
http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/SOTWDocs/HS/htm/HS.765.htm
Texas Government Code, Title 4, Subchapter F, Chapter 411, Section §411.118, Access to criminal history record information: employer at residential dwelling project
http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/SOTWDocs/GV/htm/GV.411.htm#411.118
Conviction record inquiries
Texas Family Code, Title 3, Chapter 58, Subchapter A, Section §58.003, Sealing of records
http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/SOTWDocs/FA/htm/FA.58.htm#58.003
Texas Health & Safety Code, Title 9, Subtitle A, Chapter 765, Criminal history record information checks of employees of residential dwelling projects
http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/SOTWDocs/HS/htm/HS.765.htm
Texas Government Code, Title 4, Subchapter F, Chapter 411, Section §411.118, Access to criminal history record information: employer at residential dwelling project
http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/SOTWDocs/GV/htm/GV.411.htm#411.118
Federal
Contacts
Employer immunity from disclosure claims
None.
Arrest record inquiries
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Conviction record inquiries
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Regulations
Employer immunity from disclosure claims
None.
Arrest record inquiries
None; however, EEOC published the enforcement guidance, Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, on April 25, 2012.
Conviction record inquiries
None; however, EEOC published the enforcement guidance, Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, on April 25, 2012.