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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to judicial discretion with respect to presentence |
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evaluations concerning certain sex offenders and to conditions of |
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community supervision based on those evaluations. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 9A, Article 42.12, Code of |
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Criminal Procedure, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 9A. SEX OFFENDERS: RELEASE OF INFORMATION FROM |
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PRESENTENCE OR POSTSENTENCE INVESTIGATION [AND POSTSENTENCE
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TREATMENT AND SUPERVISION]. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 9A(c) and 11(i), Article 42.12, Code of |
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Criminal Procedure, are repealed. |
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SECTION 3. This Act applies only to the prosecution of a |
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criminal case in which the indictment or information is filed on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. The prosecution of a criminal |
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case in which the indictment or information is filed before the |
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effective date of this Act is covered by the law in effect when the |
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indictment or information is filed, and the former law is continued |
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in effect for this purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |