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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the period for which a person is required to register as |
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a sex offender based on the offense of compelling prostitution. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 62.101(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) and Subchapter I, |
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the duty to register for a person ends when the person dies if the |
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person has a reportable conviction or adjudication, other than an |
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adjudication of delinquent conduct, for: |
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(1) a sexually violent offense; |
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(2) an offense under Section 20A.02(a)(3), (4), (7), |
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or (8), 25.02, 43.05 [43.05(a)(2)], or 43.26, Penal Code; |
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(3) an offense under Section 20A.03, Penal Code, if |
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based partly or wholly on conduct that constitutes an offense under |
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Section 20A.02(a)(3), (4), (7), or (8) of that code; |
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(4) an offense under Section 21.11(a)(2), Penal Code, |
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if before or after the person is convicted or adjudicated for the |
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offense under Section 21.11(a)(2), Penal Code, the person receives |
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or has received another reportable conviction or adjudication, |
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other than an adjudication of delinquent conduct, for an offense or |
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conduct that requires registration under this chapter; |
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(5) an offense under Section 20.02, 20.03, or 20.04, |
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Penal Code, if: |
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(A) the judgment in the case contains an |
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affirmative finding under Article 42.015 or, for a deferred |
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adjudication, the papers in the case contain an affirmative finding |
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that the victim or intended victim was younger than 17 years of age; |
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and |
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(B) before or after the person is convicted or |
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adjudicated for the offense under Section 20.02, 20.03, or 20.04, |
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Penal Code, the person receives or has received another reportable |
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conviction or adjudication, other than an adjudication of |
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delinquent conduct, for an offense or conduct that requires |
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registration under this chapter; or |
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(6) an offense under Section 43.23, Penal Code, that |
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is punishable under Subsection (h) of that section. |
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SECTION 2. Article 62.101(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, |
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as amended by this Act, applies only to a conviction or adjudication |
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for an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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A conviction or adjudication for an offense committed before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
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date the offense was committed, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section, an offense |
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was committed before the effective date of this Act if any element |
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of the offense occurred before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |