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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a peace officer's duty to display and provide the |
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officer's name and identification number; creating a criminal |
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offense. |
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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 2.1301 to read as follows: |
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Art. 2.1301. DUTY TO DISPLAY AND PROVIDE NAME AND |
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IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. (a) A peace officer who is discharging an |
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official duty and is not undercover shall: |
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(1) display in a visible manner at all times the |
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officer's first and last name and badge number or other |
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identification number; and |
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(2) provide the officer's first and last name and badge |
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number or other identification number to any person on request. |
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(b) A peace officer wearing riot gear that includes a helmet |
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or a shield is considered to have complied with Subsection (a)(1) |
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only if the officer displays the required information on each of |
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those items, as applicable. |
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(c) A peace officer commits an offense if the officer |
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violates Subsection (a)(2). An offense under this subsection is a |
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Class C misdemeanor. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |