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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the execution of a search warrant for taking a DNA |
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specimen. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 18, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by adding Article 18.065 to read as follows: |
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Art. 18.065. WARRANT FOR DNA SPECIMEN MAY BE EXECUTED IN ANY |
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COUNTY. A warrant issued under Article 18.02(10) to collect a DNA |
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specimen from a person for the purpose of connecting that person to |
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an offense may be executed in any county in this state. A warrant |
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executed outside of the county in which the warrant was issued must |
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be signed by a judge of a district court with jurisdiction over the |
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original offense. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a search warrant issued on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. A search warrant issued before the effective date of this Act |
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is governed by the law in effect on the date the warrant was issued, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |