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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a law enforcement agency's duty to enter certain |
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protective order information into certain agency computer records |
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and state information databases. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 86.001(b), Family Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) A law enforcement agency shall [may] enter a protective |
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order in the agency's computer records of outstanding warrants as |
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notice that the order has been issued and is currently in effect. On |
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receipt of notification by a clerk of court that the court has |
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vacated or dismissed an order, the law enforcement agency shall |
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remove the order from the agency's computer record of outstanding |
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warrants. |
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SECTION 2. Section 86.0011(a), Family Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) On receipt of an original or modified protective order |
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from the clerk of the issuing court, or on receipt of information |
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pertaining to the date of confinement or imprisonment or date of |
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release of a person subject to the protective order, a law |
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enforcement agency shall immediately, but not later than the next |
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[third] business day after the date the order or information is |
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received, enter the information required by Section 411.042(b)(6), |
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Government Code, into the statewide law enforcement information |
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system maintained by the Department of Public Safety. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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information regarding a protective order received by a law |
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enforcement agency on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |