By: Frullo, Thompson of Harris, Wray H.B. No. 1503
(Senate Sponsor - Huffman)
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 24, 2017;
May 1, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal
Justice; May 19, 2017, reported favorably by the following vote:
Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 19, 2017, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the reporting of attempted child abductions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article 63.0041, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
amended to read as follows:
Art. 63.0041. REPORTING OF ATTEMPTED CHILD ABDUCTION. (a)
A local law enforcement agency, on receiving a report of an
attempted child abduction, shall as soon as practicable, but not
later than eight hours after receiving the report, provide any
relevant information regarding the attempted child abduction to the
clearinghouse. Information not immediately available shall be
obtained by the agency and entered into the clearinghouse as a
supplement to the original entry as soon as possible.
(b) A law enforcement officer or local law enforcement
agency reporting an attempted child abduction to the clearinghouse
shall make the report by use of the Texas Law Enforcement
Telecommunications System or a successor system of
telecommunication used by law enforcement agencies and operated by
the Department of Public Safety.
SECTION 2. Article 63.009(a-3), Code of Criminal Procedure,
is repealed.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
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