Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1826 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 03/09/2017

                            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.