Sec. 204.011. SUBSCRIBER OR PURCHASER INFORMATION. (a) Except as provided by this section or a rule adopted by the commission under this section, the department may not disclose to any person the name, address, telephone number, social security account number, driver's license number, bank account number, credit or debit card number, or charge account number of a person who:
(1) is or has been a subscriber to "Texas Highways"; or
(2) has purchased from the department a promotional item described by Section 204.009.
(b) Chapter 552, Government Code, does not apply to subscriber or purchaser information described by Subsection (a).
(c) The commission by rule shall establish policies relating to:
(1) the release of subscriber or purchaser information;
(2) the use by the department of subscriber and purchaser information; and
(3) the sale of a mailing list containing the names and addresses of subscribers or purchasers.
(d) The policies must:
(1) include a method by which a subscriber or purchaser may require the department to exclude information about the person from a mailing list that is sold; and
(2) provide that subscriber or purchaser information be disclosed to an agency of this state or the United States only if that agency certifies that the information is necessary for the performance of that agency's duties.
(e) The department is immune from civil or criminal liability if the department unintentionally violates this section or a rule adopted under this section.
(f) In this section, a reference to the department includes an officer, employee, or agent of the department.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 16.001(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
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