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House Bill 766 |
House Author: Harless et al. |
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Effective: See below |
Senate Sponsor: Kolkhorst |
House Bill 766 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to establish the respective duties of a magistrate, sheriff, and court clerk with regard to a court order imposing a condition of bond in a criminal case involving a violent offense and the subsequent entry of certain information regarding the order into the Texas Crime Information Center (TCIC). The bill requires the Department of Public Safety to modify TCIC to enable it to accept and maintain detailed information on active bond conditions regarding the requirements and status of a condition imposed by a magistrate for a violent offense and to develop and adopt a form for use by magistrates and sheriffs to facilitate the data collection and entry required by the bill. Except as otherwise provided, the bill takes effect January 1, 2022.