We, the undersigned natural persons of the age of eighteen (18) years or more, at least two (2) of whom are citizens of the State of Texas, acting as incorporators of a corporation under the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act, do hereby adopt the following Articles of Incorporation for such corporation:

The name of the corporation is Texas Criminal Justice Information Users Group.

The corporation is a nonprofit corporation.

The purposes for which this corporation is formed are:

1) The primary purpose is educational; specifically to educate persons involved with criminal justice information systems by exchanging and distributing information on development and improvement of criminal justice information systems as well as by exchanging information on coordination of criminal justice information systems development and data processing.

(2) The general purposes and powers are to have and exercise all rights and powers conferred on nonprofit corporations under the laws of Texas, or which may hereafter be conferred, including the power to contract, rent, buy, or sell personal or real property: provided, however, that this corporation shall not, except to an insubstantial degree, engage in any activities or exercise any powers that are not in furtherance of the primary purpose of this corporation.

(3) Notwithstanding any of the above statements of purposes and powers, this corporation shall not, except to an insubstantial degree, engage in any activities or exercise any powers that are not in furtherance of the primary purpose of this corporation.

This corporation is organized pursuant to the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act and does not contemplate pecuniary gain or profit to the members thereof and is organized for non-profit purposes.

The street address of the initial registered office of the corporation is 9606 Lawngate, Houston, Texas 77080, and the name of its initial registered agent at such address is Joe Lucas.

The number of directors constituting the initial board of directors of the corporation is five (5). and the names and addresses of the persons who are to serve as the initial directors are:

Name……………….Address

Joe Lucas………… 9606 Lawngate, Houston, Texas 77080

Ray Zitur ………….City-County Bldg., El Paso, Texas

Dave Dartez……….200 Main Plaza, Suite 408, San Antonio. Texas 78205

Ernie Davis………..1305 Prairie, Room 302, Houston, Texas

Garfield King ……..100 W. Weatherford, Fort Worth, Texas

The name and street address of each incorporator is:

Name ………………….Address

Andrew B. Logan ……..714 Main Plaza Bldg., San Antonio, Texas

Michael W. White ……..714 Main Plaza Bldg., San Antonio, Texas

Byron F. Cotton ……….714 Plain Plaza Bldg.. San Antonio, Texas

This corporation may be voluntarily dissolved according to the requirements of the laws of the State of Texas at the time of such dissolution and as provided by a plan of dissolution adopted by the Board of Directors of this corporation. Any assets remaining in the corporation after all ofits obligations have been met on dissolution must be distributed to an organization which qualifies as a nonprofit corporation under the laws of the United States and this State.

No part of the net earnings of this corporation may inure to the benefit of any private member or individual, and no substantial part of the activities of this corporation may be in carrying on propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation. This corporation is prohibited from attempting to participate or intervene in any political campaign (including the publishing or distribution of any statements).

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, We have hereunto set our hands, this 9^th day of December, 1977.

(Amy J. Hill )

Notary Public, Bexar County, TEXAS

1. The name of the Corporation is Texas Criminal Justice Information Users' Group.

2. This amendment of our Articles of Incorporation does amend article eight as it originally read to wit: This corporation may be dissolved according to the requirements of the laws of the State of Texas at the time of such dissolution and as provided by a plan of dissolution adopted by the Board of Directors of this Corporation. Any assets remaining in the Corporation after all of its obligations have been met on dissolution must be distributed to an organization which qualifies as a non-profit corporation under the laws of the United States and this State.

3. Article eight is now amended to read: Upon the dissolution of the Corporation, the Board of Directors shall, after paying or making provision for the payment of all the liabilities of the corporation, dispose of all of the assets of the corporation exclusively for the purposes of the corporation in such manner, or to such organization or organizations organized and operated exclusively for charitable, educational, religious, or scientific purposes as shall at the time qualify as an. exempt organization or organizations under section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (or the corresponding provision of any future Internal Revenue Law), as the Board of Directors shall determine. Any such assets not so disposed of shall be disposed of by a District Court of the county in which the principal office of the Corporation is then located exclusively for such purposes or to such organization or organizations, as said court shall determine, which are organized and operated exclusively for such purposes.

4. On May 17, 1979, at a regular meeting of the membership of the Texas Criminal Justice Information Users' Group the above amendment- to article eight was adopted at which a quorum was present, and the amendment was adopted by affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the members present.

We certify that above statement is true and correct as written. In witness whereof, we have hereunto subscribed our names this 14^th day of September 1979.
 

BOBBY CAMP ……….ERNIE DAVIS ……….CHARLES L. COLLIER

President ………………Vice President …………Secretary/Treasurer

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE - ME this the- 14^thday of September, 1979. (K. L. SMITH )

Notary Public, Harris County, TEXAS