Honorable Pete Gallego, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
FROM:
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB1345 by Veasey (Relating to the statute of limitations on prosecution of the offenses of kidnapping and aggravated kidnapping of a minor.), As Introduced
The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure extending the 18th-birthday-plus-twenty-years limitation to all cases of kidnapping of a minor, rather than only those involving sexual abuse.
Extending the statute of limitations for any criminal offense is expected to result in increased demands upon the correctional resources of counties and or of the State due to longer terms of probation, or, longer terms of confinement in county jails or prison. Although the number of times in which a felony indictment could not be sought because the statute of limitations had expired is unknown, it is assumed the number of offenders convicted under this statute would not result in a significant impact on the programs and workload of state corrections agencies or on the demand for resources and services of those agencies.