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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to disclosure by the inspector general of the Texas |
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Department of Criminal Justice of the identifying information of |
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victims of sex offenses who are confined in a facility operated by |
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or under contract with the department. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 57.02, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (i) to read as follows: |
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(i) This article does not prohibit the inspector general of |
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the Texas Department of Criminal Justice from disclosing a victim's |
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identifying information to an employee of the department if the |
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victim is an inmate or state jail defendant confined in a facility |
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operated by or under contract with the department. |
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SECTION 2. Article 57.03, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: |
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(c-1) It is an exception to the application of this article |
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that: |
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(1) the person who discloses the name, address, or |
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telephone number of a victim is the inspector general of the Texas |
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Department of Criminal Justice; |
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(2) the victim is an inmate or state jail defendant |
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confined in a facility operated by or under contract with the Texas |
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Department of Criminal Justice; and |
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(3) the person to whom the disclosure is made is an |
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employee of the department. |
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SECTION 3. Article 57.03(c-1), Code of Criminal Procedure, |
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as added by this Act, applies only to an offense committed on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. An offense committed before |
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the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when |
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the offense was committed, and the former law is continued in effect |
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for that purpose. For purposes of this section, an offense was |
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committed before the effective date of this Act if any element of |
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the offense was committed before that date. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |