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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the entry of certain bond conditions into the Texas |
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Crime Information Center. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 17, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by adding Article 17.50 to read as follows: |
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Art. 17.50. ENTRY OF BOND CONDITIONS INTO TEXAS CRIME |
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INFORMATION CENTER; DUTIES OF MAGISTRATES, SHERIFFS, AND |
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. (a) In this article, "database" means |
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the statewide law enforcement information system maintained by the |
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Department of Public Safety, also known as the Texas Crime |
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Information Center. |
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(b) As soon as possible but not later than the next business |
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day after the date a magistrate imposes a condition of bond on an |
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arrested person under this chapter, the magistrate shall notify the |
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sheriff of the condition and provide to the sheriff the following |
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information: |
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(1) the name, sex, race, date of birth, personal |
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descriptors, address, and county of residence of the person on whom |
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the condition of bond is imposed; |
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(2) any known identifying number of the person on whom |
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the condition of bond is imposed, including the person's social |
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security number or driver's license number; |
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(3) the name and county of residence of any named |
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person the condition of bond is intended to protect, and if |
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different and applicable, the name and county of residence of the |
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victim of the alleged offense; and |
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(4) the condition of bond imposed. |
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(c) On receipt of the information described by Subsection |
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(b), the sheriff shall enter the information into the database. |
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(d) As soon as possible but not later than the next business |
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day after the date a magistrate revokes a bond that contains a |
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condition, modifies the terms of or removes a condition of bond, or |
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disposes of the underlying criminal charges in the case, the |
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magistrate shall notify the sheriff and provide the sheriff with |
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information that is sufficient to enable the sheriff to update the |
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database accordingly. |
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(e) The Department of Public Safety shall modify the |
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database to enable the database to accept and maintain detailed |
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information regarding the requirements and status of a condition of |
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bond imposed by a magistrate, including information described by |
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Subsections (b) and (d). |
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(f) This article does not apply to a condition of bond |
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imposed under Article 17.441. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2020, the Department of |
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Public Safety of the State of Texas shall modify the statewide law |
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enforcement information system maintained by the department, also |
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known as the Texas Crime Information Center, to enable the database |
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to accept and maintain detailed information regarding the |
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requirements and status of a condition of bond imposed by a |
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magistrate, as required by Article 17.50(e), Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this |
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section, this Act takes effect January 1, 2020. |
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(b) Section 2 of this Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |