# Tex. Transportation Code § 730.002: PURPOSE

> Texas · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C730_S730.002

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Transportation Code § 730.002
- **Heading:** PURPOSE
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 730 / Section 730.002

## Text

The purpose of this chapter is to implement 18 U.S.C. Chapter 123 and to protect the interest of an individual in the individual's personal privacy by prohibiting the disclosure and use of personal information contained in motor vehicle records, except as authorized by the individual or by law.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Transportation Code § 730.001 § 730.001. SHORT TITLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C730_S730.001.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 730.002 § 730.002. PURPOSE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C730_S730.002.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 730.003 § 730.003. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C730_S730.003.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 730.004 § 730.004. PROHIBITION ON DISCLOSURE AND USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION FROM MOTOR VEHICLE RECORDS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C730_S730.004.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 730.005 § 730.005. REQUIRED DISCLOSURE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C730_S730.005.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 730.006 § 730.006. REQUIRED DISCLOSURE WITH CONSENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C730_S730.006.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 730.007 § 730.007. PERMITTED DISCLOSURES OF CERTAIN PERSONAL INFORMATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C730_S730.007.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 730.010 § 730.010. DISCLOSURE OF THUMB OR FINGER IMAGES PROHIBITED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C730_S730.010.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 730.011 § 730.011. FEES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C730_S730.011.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 730.012 § 730.012. ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C730_S730.012.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 730.013 § 730.013. REDISCLOSURE; OFFENSE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C730_S730.013.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 730.014 § 730.014. AGENCY RULES, RECORDS, AND CONTRACTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C730_S730.014.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 730.015 § 730.015. PENALTY FOR FALSE REPRESENTATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C730_S730.015.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 730.016 § 730.016. INELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN PERSONS TO RECEIVE, RETAIN, OR REDISCLOSE PERSONAL INFORMATION; OFFENSE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C730_S730.016.md)

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