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House Bill 2662 |
House Author: Hochberg et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-11 |
Senate Sponsor: Hinojosa |
House Bill 2662 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to expand the criteria that determines whether a child is a missing child to include certain circumstances in which the child's whereabouts are unknown and the absence indicates that the child was taken or retained without the permission of the child's legal custodian and with the effect of depriving the custodian of possession of or access to the child, unless the taking or retention was due to the commission or attempted commission of family violence against the child or the actor.