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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to required reporting of human trafficking cases by peace |
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officers and prosecutors. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 2, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by adding Article 2.305 to read as follows: |
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Art. 2.305. REPORT REQUIRED CONCERNING HUMAN TRAFFICKING |
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CASES. (a) This article applies only to a municipal police |
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department, sheriff's department, constable's office, county |
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attorney's office, district attorney's office, and criminal |
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district attorney's office, as applicable, in a county with a |
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population of more than 50,000. |
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(b) A peace officer who investigates the alleged commission |
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of an offense under Chapter 20A, Penal Code, shall prepare and |
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submit to a university designated by the attorney general a written |
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report that includes the following information: |
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(1) the offense being investigated, including a brief |
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description of the alleged prohibited conduct; |
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(2) regarding each person suspected of the offense and |
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each victim of the offense, the person's: |
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(A) name; |
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(B) age; |
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(C) gender; and |
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(D) race or ethnicity, as defined by Article |
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2.132; |
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(3) the date, time, and location of the alleged |
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offense; |
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(4) the type of human trafficking involved, including: |
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(A) forced labor or services, as defined by |
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Section 20A.01, Penal Code; |
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(B) causing the victim by force, fraud, or |
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coercion to engage in prohibited conduct involving one or more |
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sexual activities, including conduct described by Section |
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20A.02(a)(3), Penal Code; or |
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(C) causing a child victim by any means to engage |
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in, or become the victim of, prohibited conduct involving one or |
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more sexual activities, including conduct described by Section |
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20A.02(a)(7), Penal Code; and |
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(5) the disposition of the investigation, regardless |
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of the manner of disposition. |
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(c) An attorney representing the state who prosecutes the |
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alleged commission of an offense under Chapter 20A, Penal Code, |
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shall prepare and submit to a university designated by the attorney |
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general a written report that includes the following information: |
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(1) the offense being prosecuted, including a brief |
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description of the alleged prohibited conduct; |
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(2) the information described by Subsections (b)(2), |
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(3), and (4); and |
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(3) the disposition of the prosecution, regardless of |
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the manner of disposition. |
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(d) The attorney general may prescribe: |
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(1) the form and manner of submission of a report |
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required by Subsection (b) or (c); and |
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(2) additional information to include in a report |
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required by Subsection (b) or (c). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |