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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the DNA database at the University of North Texas Health |
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Science Center at Fort Worth. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 63, Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, is amended by adding Article 63.0515 to read as follows: |
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Art. 63.0515. CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCY. For purposes of |
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this subchapter, the center is a criminal justice agency that |
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performs forensic DNA analyses on evidence, including evidence |
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related to a case involving unidentified human remains or a |
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high-risk missing person. The center shall comply with 42 U.S.C. |
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Section 14132. |
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SECTION 2. Article 63.052(b), Code of Criminal Procedure, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The [sole purpose of the] database may be used [is] to |
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identify unidentified human remains and high-risk missing persons. |
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SECTION 3. Article 63.052(c), Code of Criminal Procedure, |
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is repealed. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |