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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to notification regarding the release of certain sex |
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offenders and to the reporting of vehicle registration information |
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for sex offenders. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 62.051(c), Code of Criminal Procedure, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(c) The registration form shall require: |
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(1) the person's full name, date of birth, sex, race, |
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height, weight, eye color, hair color, social security number, |
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driver's license number, and shoe size; |
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(1-a) the address at which the person resides or |
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intends to reside or, if the person does not reside or intend to |
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reside at a physical address, a detailed description of each |
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geographical location at which the person resides or intends to |
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reside; |
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(1-b) each alias used by the person and any home, work, |
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or cellular telephone number of the person; |
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(2) a recent color photograph or, if possible, an |
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electronic digital image of the person and a complete set of the |
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person's fingerprints; |
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(3) the type of offense the person was convicted of, |
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the age of the victim, the date of conviction, and the punishment |
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received; |
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(4) an indication as to whether the person is |
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discharged, paroled, or released on juvenile probation, community |
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supervision, or mandatory supervision; |
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(5) an indication of each license, as defined by |
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Article 62.005(g), that is held or sought by the person; |
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(6) an indication as to whether the person is or will |
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be employed, carrying on a vocation, or a student at a particular |
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public or private institution of higher education in this state or |
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another state, and the name and address of that institution; |
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(7) the identification of any online identifier |
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established or used by the person; |
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(8) the vehicle registration information of any |
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vehicle owned by the person, including the make, model, vehicle |
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identification number, color, and license plate number; and |
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(9) [(8)] any other information required by the |
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department. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 62, Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, is amended by adding Articles 62.0535 and 62.0552 to |
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read as follows: |
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Art. 62.0535. NOTIFICATION TO ATTORNEY GENERAL REGARDING |
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RELEASE OF CERTAIN SEX OFFENDERS. Not later than the seventh day |
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after the date a person subject to registration under this chapter |
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is released from a penal institution without being released to |
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parole or placed on any other form of supervision, the Texas |
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Department of Criminal Justice or the Texas Juvenile Justice |
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Department, as applicable, shall notify the attorney general of the |
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person's release. |
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Art. 62.0552. CHANGE IN VEHICLE REGISTRATION INFORMATION. |
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(a) Not later than the seventh day after the date of a change in any |
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part of the vehicle registration information reported by a person |
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under Article 62.051(c)(8), the person shall report in person to |
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the local law enforcement authority designated as the person's |
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primary registration authority by the department and, if |
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applicable, to the juvenile probation officer, community |
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supervision and corrections department officer, or parole officer |
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supervising the person and shall provide the authority and the |
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officer with the person's new or updated vehicle registration |
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information. |
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(b) Not later than the third day after the date of receipt of |
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notice under Subsection (a), the person's juvenile probation |
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officer, community supervision and corrections department officer, |
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or parole officer shall forward the information provided under |
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Subsection (a) to the local law enforcement authority designated as |
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the person's primary registration authority by the department. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |