Texas statute
Tex. Fam. Code § 86.002 — Duty to provide information to firearms dealers
Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 86: LAW ENFORCEMENT DUTIES RELATING TO PROTECTIVE ORDERS, Texas Family Code.
Full text of Tex. Fam. Code § 86.002
Statutory text current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Texas.
(a) On receipt of a request for a law enforcement information system record check of a prospective transferee by a licensed firearms dealer under the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, 18 U.S.C. Section 922, the chief law enforcement officer shall determine whether the Department of Public Safety has in the department's law enforcement information system a record indicating the existence of an active protective order directed to the prospective transferee. (b) If the department's law enforcement information system indicates the existence of an active protective order directed to the prospective transferee, the chief law enforcement officer shall immediately advise the dealer that the transfer is prohibited.
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