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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the documents that are required for the transfer of a |
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defendant from a county to the Texas Department of Criminal |
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Justice. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 8(a), Article 42.09, Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A county that transfers a defendant to the Texas |
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Department of Criminal Justice under this article shall deliver to |
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an officer designated by the department: |
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(1) a copy of the judgment entered pursuant to Article |
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42.01 [of this code], completed on a standardized felony judgment |
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form described by Section 4 of that article; |
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(2) a copy of any order revoking community supervision |
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and imposing sentence pursuant to Section 23, Article 42.12[, of
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this code], including: |
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(A) any amounts owed for restitution, fines, and |
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court costs, completed on a standardized felony judgment form |
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described by Section 4, Article 42.01[, of this code]; and |
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(B) a copy of the client supervision plan |
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prepared for the defendant by the community supervision and |
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corrections department supervising the defendant, if such a plan |
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was prepared; |
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(3) a written report that states the nature and the |
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seriousness of each offense and that states the citation to the |
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provision or provisions of the Penal Code or other law under which |
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the defendant was convicted; |
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(4) a copy of the victim impact statement, if one has |
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been prepared in the case under Article 56.03 [of this code]; |
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(5) a statement as to whether there was a change in |
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venue in the case and, if so, the names of the county prosecuting |
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the offense and the county in which the case was tried; |
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(6) [a copy of the record of arrest for each offense;
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[(7)] if requested, information regarding the |
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criminal history of the defendant, including the defendant's state |
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identification number if the number has been issued; |
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(7) [(8)] a copy of the indictment or information for |
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each offense; |
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(8) [(9)] a checklist sent by the department to the |
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county and completed by the county in a manner indicating that the |
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documents required by this subsection and Subsection (c) [of this
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section] accompany the defendant; |
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(9) [(10)] if prepared, a copy of a presentence or |
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postsentence investigation report prepared under Section 9, |
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Article 42.12 [of this code]; |
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(10) [(11)] a copy of any detainer, issued by an |
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agency of the federal government, that is in the possession of the |
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county and that has been placed on the defendant; |
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(11) [(12)] if prepared, a copy of the defendant's |
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Texas Uniform Health Status Update Form; and |
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(12) [(13)] a written description of a hold or |
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warrant, issued by any other jurisdiction, that the county is aware |
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of and that has been placed on or issued for the defendant. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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