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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the notice given to certain offenders of prohibitions |
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under federal and state law. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 26.13, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (a)(6) to read as follows: |
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(6) the fact that if the defendant is convicted of an |
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offense under Section 22.01, Penal Code, punishable as a Class A |
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misdemeanor and involving a member of the defendant's family or |
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household, it may be unlawful for the defendant to possess a firearm |
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or ammunition, pursuant to federal law under 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(9) or |
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state law under Section 46.04, Penal Code. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1, Article 42.01, Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, is amended by adding Paragraph 30 to read as follows: |
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30. In the event that the defendant has been convicted of an |
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offense under Section 22.01, Penal Code, punishable as a Class A |
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misdemeanor and involving a member of the defendant's family or |
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household, it may be unlawful for the defendant to possess a firearm |
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or ammunition, pursuant to federal law under 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(9) or |
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state law under Section 46.04, Penal Code. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |