85R12802 MAW-F
By: Burton S.B. No. 1826
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to notification regarding the release of certain sex
offenders and to the reporting of vehicle registration information
for sex offenders.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article 62.051(c), Code of Criminal Procedure,
is amended to read as follows:
(c) The registration form shall require:
(1) the person's full name, date of birth, sex, race,
height, weight, eye color, hair color, social security number,
driver's license number, and shoe size;
(1-a) the address at which the person resides or
intends to reside or, if the person does not reside or intend to
reside at a physical address, a detailed description of each
geographical location at which the person resides or intends to
reside;
(1-b) each alias used by the person and any home, work,
or cellular telephone number of the person;
(2) a recent color photograph or, if possible, an
electronic digital image of the person and a complete set of the
person's fingerprints;
(3) the type of offense the person was convicted of,
the age of the victim, the date of conviction, and the punishment
received;
(4) an indication as to whether the person is
discharged, paroled, or released on juvenile probation, community
supervision, or mandatory supervision;
(5) an indication of each license, as defined by
Article 62.005(g), that is held or sought by the person;
(6) an indication as to whether the person is or will
be employed, carrying on a vocation, or a student at a particular
public or private institution of higher education in this state or
another state, and the name and address of that institution;
(7) the identification of any online identifier
established or used by the person;
(8) the vehicle registration information of any
vehicle owned by the person, including the make, model, vehicle
identification number, color, and license plate number; and
(9) [(8)] any other information required by the
department.
SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 62, Code of Criminal
Procedure, is amended by adding Articles 62.0535 and 62.0552 to
read as follows:
Art. 62.0535. NOTIFICATION TO ATTORNEY GENERAL REGARDING
RELEASE OF CERTAIN SEX OFFENDERS. Not later than the seventh day
after the date a person subject to registration under this chapter
is released from a penal institution without being released to
parole or placed on any other form of supervision, the Texas
Department of Criminal Justice or the Texas Juvenile Justice
Department, as applicable, shall notify the attorney general of the
person's release.
Art. 62.0552. CHANGE IN VEHICLE REGISTRATION INFORMATION.
(a) Not later than the seventh day after the date of a change in any
part of the vehicle registration information reported by a person
under Article 62.051(c)(8), the person shall report in person to
the local law enforcement authority designated as the person's
primary registration authority by the department and, if
applicable, to the juvenile probation officer, community
supervision and corrections department officer, or parole officer
supervising the person and shall provide the authority and the
officer with the person's new or updated vehicle registration
information.
(b) Not later than the third day after the date of receipt of
notice under Subsection (a), the person's juvenile probation
officer, community supervision and corrections department officer,
or parole officer shall forward the information provided under
Subsection (a) to the local law enforcement authority designated as
the person's primary registration authority by the department.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.