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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring that a driver's license, personal |
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identification certificate, commercial driver's license, and |
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commercial driver learner's permit issued by the Department of |
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Public Safety to a registered sex offender state that the holder is |
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a registered sex offender. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 521.103, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsections (c), (d), and (e) to read as follows: |
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(c) If the department issues or renews a personal |
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identification certificate under this section to a person who is |
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subject to Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure, as a result of a |
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reportable conviction or adjudication that is based on an offense |
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or conduct the victim of which was younger than 14 years of age at |
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the time the offense was committed or the conduct was engaged in, |
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the department shall print "RSO" in black on the reverse side of |
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each personal identification certificate issued to or renewed by |
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the person before the 20th anniversary of the date that the person |
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was first required to register under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal |
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Procedure. |
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(d) The department may collect an additional fee to |
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implement the requirements of Subsection (c). |
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(e) The department shall post information on the |
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department's Internet website explaining that a person whose |
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personal identification certificate has "RSO" on the certificate is |
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subject to the registration requirements of Chapter 62, Code of |
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Criminal Procedure, as a result of a reportable conviction or |
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adjudication that is based on an offense or conduct the victim of |
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which was younger than 14 years of age at the time the offense was |
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committed or the conduct was engaged in. |
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SECTION 2. Section 521.272, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsections (d), (e), and (f) to read as follows: |
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(d) If the department issues or renews a driver's license |
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under this section to a person who is subject to Chapter 62, Code of |
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Criminal Procedure, as a result of a reportable conviction or |
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adjudication that is based on an offense or conduct the victim of |
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which was younger than 14 years of age at the time the offense was |
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committed or the conduct was engaged in, the department shall print |
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"RSO" in black on the reverse side of each driver's license issued |
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to or renewed by the person before the 20th anniversary of the date |
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that the person was first required to register under Chapter 62, |
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Code of Criminal Procedure. |
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(e) The department may collect an additional fee to |
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implement the requirements of Subsection (d). |
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(f) The department shall post information on the |
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department's Internet website explaining that a person whose |
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driver's license has "RSO" on the license is subject to the |
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registration requirements of Chapter 62, Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, as a result of a reportable conviction or adjudication |
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that is based on an offense or conduct the victim of which was |
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younger than 14 years of age at the time the offense was committed |
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or the conduct was engaged in. |
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SECTION 3. Section 522.033, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsections (c), (d), and (e) to read as follows: |
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(c) If the department issues or renews a commercial driver's |
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license or commercial driver learner's permit under this section to |
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a person who is subject to Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure, |
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as a result of a reportable conviction or adjudication that is based |
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on an offense or conduct the victim of which was younger than 14 |
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years of age at the time the offense was committed or the conduct |
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was engaged in, the department shall print "RSO" in black on the |
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reverse side of each license or learner's permit issued to or |
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renewed by the person before the 20th anniversary of the date that |
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the person was first required to register under Chapter 62, Code of |
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Criminal Procedure. |
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(d) The department may collect an additional fee to |
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implement the requirements of Subsection (c). |
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(e) The department shall post information on the |
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department's Internet website explaining that a person whose |
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commercial driver's license or commercial driver learner's permit |
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has "RSO" on the license or learner's permit is subject to the |
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registration requirements of Chapter 62, Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, as a result of a reportable conviction or adjudication |
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that is based on an offense or conduct the victim of which was |
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younger than 14 years of age at the time the offense was committed |
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or the conduct was engaged in. |
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SECTION 4. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a personal identification certificate, driver's license, |
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commercial driver's license, or commercial driver learner's permit |
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issued or renewed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |