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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of rapid DNA technology to identify, document |
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and record all persons arrested for a felony or a class A |
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misdemeanor. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 411.1471, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (a-1) and (a-2) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) arrested for a felony or class A misdemeanor |
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(a-2) arrested for any misdemeanor after having previously |
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been convicted of or placed on deferred adjudication for an offense |
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described by Subsection (a-1) for an offense punishable under |
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Subdivision (1) or an offense punishable under Section 30.02 |
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(C)(2), Penal Code; or |
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SECTION 2. Section 411.1471, Government Code, is amended by |
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removing Subsection (a-3) |
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SECTION 3. Section 411.1471, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (b) to read as follows: |
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(b) A law enforcement agency arresting a defendant |
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described by Subsection (a), immediately after fingerprinting the |
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defendant and at the same location as the fingerprinting occurs, |
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shall require the defendant to provide one or more specimens for the |
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purpose of creating a DNA record. |
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SECTION 4. Section 411.1471, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) The director by rule shall require law enforcement |
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agencies taking a specimen under this section to take a buccal swab |
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specimen, preserve the specimen and maintain a record of the |
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collection of the specimen. The agency will conduct analysis of the |
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specimen utilizing standards approved by the Federal Bureau of |
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Investigation (FBI) for submission to its National DNA Index System |
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(NDIS). Refer to further information at |
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www.fbi.gov/services/laboratory/biometricanalysis/codis. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |