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House Bill 104 |
House Author: White |
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Effective: 9-1-17 |
Senate Sponsor: Nichols |
House Bill 104 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure and Government Code to require an attorney representing the state in certain criminal proceedings to notify an officer of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) of the offense charged in the indictment if the defendant, in connection with a previous conviction for such an offense, received a sentence that included imprisonment at a TDCJ facility and was subsequently released or discharged. The bill requires TDCJ, on receipt of the notification, to provide notice of the offense charged in the indictment to each victim of such a previous offense and requires TDCJ to adopt a procedure by which the victim may request to receive notice of the defendant's subsequent offenses.