Is it illegal for my girlfriend to send arrest information via text to my employer to get me fired?
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Is it illegal for my girlfriend to send arrest information via text to my employer to get me fired?
Asked on January 27, 2015 under Criminal Law, Texas
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 9 years ago | Contributor
No, it is not: arrest information is public information (anyone can get it, for example, with an OPRA request) and it is not illegal for someone to transmit or disclose true public information, even if they did so hoping to hurt you and even if you were in fact injured by it.
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