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TxLobo wrote: NCIC is very protective of their data, all states must sign an agreement with the feds, and each agency within the state must sign an agreement with their state provider (a local PD/SO/School/Airport police must sign a user agreement with DPS Austin, DPS Austin must sign a user agreement with the FBI...

NCIC and TCIC require all users of their information - all LEOs and other employees of a LE agency who can access such criminal history and related information - to have special training and take a test regarding access to and use of such info. Violations could jeopardize the LE agency's access to NCIC and TCIC. Violations could result in the individual violator being terminated.

alw wrote:Talking with a co-worker the other day who does background checks on certain individuals...and they mentioned that a Texas CHL will show up in a background check. I was always under the impression that DPS would only release this information to other law enforcement agencies. I have also recently seen private investigators offering to to a CHL check on individuals in question.

My concern on this would be applying for a job and being screened out due to having a CHL after they run a background check.

With your concern about this information being released and being used improperly by potential employers to discriminate again CHL holders otherwise qualified to do the job. Maybe they would be concerned about someone "going postal" just because they have the CHL. Though I'm my own boss, I'll be interested to see this thread develop for the sake of my fellow CHL holders. Thanks for bring it to our attention.

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