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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of a county to establish a centralized sex |
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offender registration authority. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 62.0045, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Art. 62.0045. CENTRALIZED REGISTRATION AUTHORITY. |
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(a) The commissioners court of [in] a county [with a population of
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100,000 or more] may designate the office of the sheriff of the |
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county or may, through interlocal agreement, designate the office |
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of a chief of police of a municipality in that county to serve as a |
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mandatory countywide registration location for persons subject to |
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this chapter. |
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(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a |
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person [who is] subject to this chapter is required to perform the |
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registration and verification requirements of Articles [shall
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register under Article] 62.051 and [or verify registration under
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Article] 62.058 and the change of address requirements of Article |
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62.055 only with respect to the centralized registration authority |
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for the county, regardless of whether the person resides in any |
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municipality located in that county. If the person resides in a |
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municipality, and the local law enforcement authority in the |
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municipality does not serve as the person's centralized |
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registration authority, the centralized registration authority, |
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not later than the third day after the date the person registers or |
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verifies registration or changes address with that authority, shall |
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provide to the local law enforcement authority in that municipality |
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notice of the person's registration, [or] verification of |
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registration, or change of address, as applicable, with the |
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centralized registration authority. |
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(c) This section does not affect a person's duty to register |
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with secondary sex offender registries under this chapter, such as |
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those described by Articles 62.059 and 62.153. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2013. |
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