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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the expansion of the statewide program to prevent and |
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detect certain offenses. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 411.02095(a)(1)(B), Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 411.02095. STATEWIDE PROGRAM FOR THE PREVENTION AND |
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DETECTION OF CERTAIN CRIMINAL OFFENSES. (a) The department may |
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establish a program throughout this state for preventing and |
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detecting: |
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(1) the unlawful possession or the unlawful and |
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imminent movement or transfer between this state and an adjacent |
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state or the United Mexican States of: |
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(A) firearms, in violation of Section 46.14, |
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Penal Code; |
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(B) controlled substances, in violation of |
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Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code or violations of Section |
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801.251, Occupations Code; or |
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(C) currency, in violation of Section 34.02, |
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Penal Code; and |
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(2) the commission or imminent commission of the |
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offenses of smuggling of persons under Section 20.05, Penal Code, |
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and trafficking of persons under Section 20A.02, Penal Code, |
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occurring in this state or involving travel between this state and |
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an adjacent state or the United Mexican States. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |