TO: | Honorable Harold V. Dutton, Jr., Chair, House Committee on Juvenile Justice & Family Issues |
FROM: | John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB2270 by Raymond (Relating to requiring parties in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship to disclose to the court knowledge of certain registered sex offenders; providing a penalty.), As Introduced |
The provision of the bill that is the subject of this analysis would amend the Family Code by allowing a person to be held in contempt of court and may be punished by confinement in jail for not more than six months or by a fine on not more than $500, or both, if the person knowingly fails to disclose to the court that a member of the person's extended family is required to register as a sex offender.
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LBB Staff: | JK, GG
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