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Amend HB 2104 by adding the following appropriately numbered
SECTION to the bill and renumbering existing SECTIONS of the bill
accordingly:
SECTION __. Section 38.05, Penal Code, is amended by adding
Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
(a-1) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under
Subsection (a)(2) that:
(1) the person has contacted an appropriate law
enforcement official to make arrangements to bring the suspect to
the official or to a designated law enforcement agency;
(2) the person and the law enforcement official have
agreed to the time and the manner in which the person is to bring the
suspect to the official or designated agency; and
(3) the person's actions after contacting the law
enforcement official indicate that the person is complying with the
terms of the agreement described by Subdivision (2).