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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the reporting of certain information involving family |
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violence offenses. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 66.102(f), Code of Criminal Procedure, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(f) Information in the computerized criminal history system |
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relating to sentencing must include for each sentence: |
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(1) the sentencing date; |
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(2) the sentence for each offense, by offense code and |
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incident number; |
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(3) if the offender was sentenced to confinement: |
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(A) the agency that receives custody of the |
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offender; |
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(B) the length of the sentence for each offense; |
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and |
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(C) if multiple sentences were ordered, whether |
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the sentences were ordered to be served consecutively or |
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concurrently; |
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(4) if the offender was sentenced to pay a fine, the |
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amount of the fine; |
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(5) if a sentence to pay a fine or to confinement was |
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ordered but was deferred, probated, suspended, or otherwise not |
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imposed: |
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(A) the length of the sentence or the amount of |
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the fine that was deferred, probated, suspended, or otherwise not |
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imposed; and |
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(B) the offender's name, offense code, and |
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incident number; [and] |
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(6) if a sentence other than a fine or confinement was |
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ordered, a description of the sentence ordered; and |
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(7) whether the judgment imposing the sentence |
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reflects an affirmative finding entered under Article 42.013 |
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(Finding of Family Violence). |
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SECTION 2. Article 66.252, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (g) to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) The arresting law enforcement agency shall prepare a |
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uniform incident fingerprint card described by Article 66.251 and |
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initiate the reporting process for each offender charged with: |
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(1) a felony; |
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(2) [or] a misdemeanor for which a term of confinement |
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may be imposed; or |
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(3) a misdemeanor punishable by fine only that |
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involves family violence, as defined by Section 71.004, Family Code |
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[other than a misdemeanor punishable by fine only]. |
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(g) On disposition of a case in which an offender is charged |
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with a misdemeanor described by Subsection (b)(3), the clerk of the |
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court exercising jurisdiction over the case shall report the |
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applicable information regarding the person's citation or arrest |
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and the disposition of the case to the Department of Public Safety |
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using a uniform incident fingerprint card described by Article |
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66.251 or an electronic methodology approved by the Department of |
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Public Safety. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is |
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covered by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For |
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purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the |
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effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred |
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before that date. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |