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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the prosecution of the offense of hindering |
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apprehension or prosecution. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 38.05, Penal Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (a)(2) |
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that: |
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(1) the person has contacted an appropriate law |
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enforcement official to make arrangements to bring the suspect to |
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the official or to a designated law enforcement agency; |
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(2) the person and the law enforcement official have |
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agreed to the time and the manner in which the person is to bring the |
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suspect to the official or designated agency; and |
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(3) the person's actions after contacting the law |
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enforcement official indicate that the person is complying with the |
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terms of the agreement described by Subdivision (2). |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is |
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covered by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of |
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this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of |
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this Act if any element of the offense was committed before that |
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date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |