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AN ACT
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relating to law enforcement reports concerning the commission of |
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certain offenses and the provision of certain information in those |
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reports to victims of those offenses. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 2, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by adding Article 2.30 to read as follows: |
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Art. 2.30. REPORT CONCERNING CERTAIN ASSAULTIVE OR |
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TERRORISTIC OFFENSES. (a) This article applies only to the |
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following offenses: |
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(1) assault under Section 22.01, Penal Code; |
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(2) aggravated assault under Section 22.02, Penal |
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Code; |
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(3) sexual assault under Section 22.011, Penal Code; |
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(4) aggravated sexual assault under Section 22.021, |
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Penal Code; and |
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(5) terroristic threat under Section 22.07, Penal |
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Code. |
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(b) A peace officer who investigates the alleged commission |
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of an offense listed under Subsection (a) shall prepare a written |
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report that includes the information required under Article |
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5.05(a). |
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(c) On request of a victim of an offense listed under |
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Subsection (a), the local law enforcement agency responsible for |
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investigating the commission of the offense shall provide the |
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victim, at no cost to the victim, with any information that is: |
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(1) contained in the written report prepared under |
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Subsection (b); |
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(2) described by Article 5.05(a)(1) or (2); and |
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(3) not exempt from disclosure under Chapter 552, |
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Government Code, or other law. |
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SECTION 2. Article 5.05, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: |
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(f) On request of a victim of an incident of family |
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violence, the local law enforcement agency responsible for |
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investigating the incident shall provide the victim, at no cost to |
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the victim, with any information that is: |
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(1) contained in the written report prepared under |
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Subsection (a); |
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(2) described by Subsection (a)(1) or (2); and |
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(3) not exempt from disclosure under Chapter 552, |
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Government Code, or other law. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2210 was passed by the House on May 9, |
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2007, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 2210 on May 25, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 136, Nays 0, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2210 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 22, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |