Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 3540	House Author:  Burns et al.
Effective:  9-1-19	Senate Sponsor:  Hughes

            House Bill 3540 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to set out the circumstances under which a peace officer may release a person with an intellectual or developmental disability who resides at certain group homes or intermediate care facilities at the person's residence in lieu of arrest and to establish certain liability protections for the officer and the agency or political subdivision that employs the officer for making such a release.