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Senate Bill 1196 |
Senate Author: Kolkhorst et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-17 |
House Sponsor: Smithee |
Senate Bill 1196 amends the Civil Practice and Remedies Code to, among other provisions, establish that a person operating a web address or computer network in connection with the following activities maintains a common nuisance: engaging in certain organized criminal activity; certain prostitution offenses; certain sexual assault offenses; sexual offenses and harmful employment involving minors; providing massage services in violation of Occupations Code provisions; and trafficking of persons. The bill authorizes an individual, the attorney general, or a district, county, or city attorney to bring a suit to declare that such a person is maintaining a common nuisance.