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Amend CSSB 462 on third reading, (senate committee report) in SECTION 1 of the bill, in amended Article 55.01, Code of Criminal Procedure (page 2, between lines 13 and 14), by inserting the following new subsection (a-2) accordingly:

(a-2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, a defendant, who intentionally or knowingly absconds the jurisdiction after being released following arrest according to Article 17 Code of Criminal Procedure, is not eligible for an expunction under Article 55.01(a)(2)(A)(i)(a) or Article 55.01(a)(2)(B).