Sec. 30.006. CERTAIN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RECORDS NOT SUBJECT TO DISCOVERY. (a) In this section, "law enforcement agency" means a governmental agency that employs a peace officer as defined by Article 2A.001 , Code of Criminal Procedure. (b) This section does not apply to an action in which a law enforcement agency is a party. (c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a court in a civil action may not order discovery from a nonparty law enforcement agency of information, records, documents, evidentiary materials, and tangible things if: (1) the information, records, documents, evidentiary materials, or tangible things deal with: (A) the detection, investigation, or prosecution of crime; or (B) an investigation by the nonparty law enforcement agency that does not result in conviction or deferred adjudication; and (2) the release of the information, records, documents, evidentiary materials, or tangible things would interfere with the detection, investigation, or prosecution of criminal acts. (d) On motion of a party, the court may order discovery from a nonparty law enforcement agency of information, records, documents, evidentiary materials, and tangible things described by Subsection (c) if the court determines, after in camera inspection, that: (1) the discovery sought is relevant; and (2) there is a specific need for the discovery. (e) This section does not apply to: (1) a report of a collision under Chapter 550 , Transportation Code; and (2) photographs, field measurements, scene drawings, and collision reconstruction done in conjunction with the investigation of the underlying collision.
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