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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the expiration of a protective order when the subject of |
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the protective order is confined or imprisoned. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 85.025, Family Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) As soon as practicable after the release of a person who |
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is the subject of a protective order from confinement or |
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imprisonment, the Department of Public Safety shall update the |
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statewide law enforcement information system maintained by the |
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department to reflect the date that the order will expire following |
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the person's release. |
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SECTION 2. Section 85.026, Family Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) Each protective order issued under this subtitle must |
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specify when the order expires and must provide notice of any |
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extensions that may apply to a person who is the subject of the |
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order, as a result of any confinement or imprisonment of that |
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person. |
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SECTION 3. Section 85.025(d), Family Code, as added by this |
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Act, applies only to a protective order with respect to a person who |
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is the subject of the order and who is released from confinement or |
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imprisonment on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. Section 85.026(d), Family Code, as added by this |
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Act, applies only to a protective order issued on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |