84R3187 JSC-F
By: Dale H.B. No. 1447
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to protective orders on behalf of victims of certain sex
offenses.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 7A, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
amended by adding Article 7A.015 to read as follows:
Art. 7A.015. DUTIES OF PROSECUTING ATTORNEY ON DEFENDANT'S
CONVICTION OF CERTAIN SEX OFFENSES. If a defendant is convicted of
an offense under Section 21.02, 21.11, 22.011, or 22.021, Penal
Code, the prosecuting attorney shall promptly file an application
for a protective order on behalf of the victim of the offense.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to a
judgment of conviction entered on or after the effective date of
this Act, regardless of when the offense for which the defendant is
convicted occurred.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.