BILL ANALYSIS


                                                      C.S.S.B. 36
                                                        By: Brown
                                                 Criminal Justice
                                                          3-22-95
                                   Committee Report (Substituted)

BACKGROUND

The Sex Offender Registry was created to identify sex offenders,
share information on known sex offenders throughout law
enforcement, and track the offenders existence through the
utilization of the registration.  Currently, the majority of sex
offenders are unregistered due to certain provisions in the law.

PURPOSE

As proposed, C.S.S.B. 36 requires sexual offenders to register the
intended or current domicile to the local law enforcement authority
prior to or immediately following release or relocation.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that rulemaking authority is granted
to the Texas Department of Public Safety in SECTION 7 (Section
10(a), Article 6252-13c.1, V.T.C.S.) of this bill.

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.     Amends Section 2, Article 6252-13c.1, V.T.C.S., by
amending Subsections (a) and (b), and by adding Subsections (d) and
(e), as follows:

     (a)  Requires a person who has a reportable conviction or
     adjudication to register or verify registration not later than
     the seventh day after arrival in a municipality or county. 
     Makes conforming changes.
     
     (b)  Requires the Texas Department of Public Safety to provide
     the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the Texas Youth
     Commission, the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission and each
     local law enforcement authority and court with a form for
     registering persons who are required to do so.  Sets forth the
     required contents of the form.
     
     (d)  Requires the court to inform the person of his or her
     duty to register, complete the registration form and send it
     to the appropriate law enforcement agency.
     
     SECTION 2.     Amends Section 9, Article 6252-13c.1, V.T.C.S., as
follows:

     Sec. 9.  EXPIRATION OF DUTY TO REGISTER.  (a)  Provides that
     the duty to register for a person with a reportable
     adjudication, other than violation of Sections 21.11(a)(1),
     22.021, or 43.25, Penal Code, ends on the person's 26th
     birthday.
     
     (b)  Provides that the duty for a person to register other
       than violations listed in Subsection (a) ends on the fifth
       anniversary of the date the person discharges parole or
       community supervision.
       
       (c)  Makes conforming changes.
       
SECTION 3.     Makes application of this Act prospective.

SECTION 4.     Effective date: September 1, 1995.

SECTION 5.     Emergency clause.