Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4590 Compare Versions

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1	1	By: Meyer H.B. No. 4590
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4	4	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
5	5	AN ACT
6	6	relating to the registration of a person in the state sex offender
7	7	registry.
8	8	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	9	SECTION 1. Art. 62.051, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
10	10	amended by amending Subsections (a) and (f) to read as follows:
11	11	(a) A person who has a reportable conviction or adjudication
12	12	or who is required to register as a condition of parole, release to
13	13	mandatory supervision, or community supervision shall register or,
14	14	if the person is a person for whom registration is completed under
15	15	this chapter, verify registration as provided by Subsection (f),
16	16	with the local law enforcement authority in any municipality where
17	17	the person resides or intends to reside for more than seven days. If
18	18	the person does not reside or intend to reside in a municipality,
19	19	the person shall register or verify registration in any county
20	20	where the person resides or intends to reside for more than seven
21	21	days. The person shall satisfy the requirements of this subsection
22	22	not later than the later of:
23	23	(1) the seventh day after date of the person's arrival
24	24	in the municipality or county; or
25	25	(2) the first date the local law enforcement authority
26	26	of the municipality or county by policy allows the person to
27	27	register or verify registration, as applicable.
28	28	(f) Not later than the seventh day after the date on which
29	29	the person is released, a person for whom registration is completed
30	30	under this chapter shall report to the applicable local law
31	31	enforcement authority to verify the information in the registration
32	32	form received by the authority under this chapter. The authority
33	33	shall require the person to produce proof of the person's identity
34	34	and residence before the authority gives the registration form to
35	35	the person for verification. If the information in the registration
36	36	form is complete and accurate, the person shall verify registration
37	37	by signing the form. If the information is not complete or not
38	38	accurate, the person shall make any necessary additions or
39	39	corrections before signing the form.
40	40	SECTION 2. Art. 62.053, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
41	41	amended by amending Subsections (a) to read as follows:
42	42	(a) Before a person who will be subject to registration
43	43	under this chapter is due to be released from a penal institution,
44	44	the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or the Texas Juvenile
45	45	Justice Department shall determine the person's level of risk to
46	46	the community using the sex offender screening tool developed or
47	47	selected under Article 62.007 and assign to the person a numeric
48	48	risk level of one, two, or three. Before releasing the person, an
49	49	official of the penal institution shall:
50	50	(1) inform the person that:
51	51	(A) not later than the later of the seventh day
52	52	after the date on which the person is released or after the date on
53	53	which the person moves from a previous residence to a new residence
54	54	in this state or not later than the first date the applicable local
55	55	law enforcement authority by policy allows the person to register
56	56	or verify registration, the person must register or verify
57	57	registration with the local law enforcement authority in the
58	58	municipality or county in which the person intends to reside;
59	59	(B) not later than the seventh day after the date
60	60	on which the person is released or the date on which the person
61	61	moves from a previous residence to a new residence in this state,
62	62	the person must, if the person has not moved to an intended
63	63	residence, report to the applicable entity or entities as required
64	64	by Article 62.051(h) or (j) or 62.055(e);
65	65	(C) not later than the seventh day before the
66	66	date on which the person moves to a new residence in this state or
67	67	another state, the person must report in person to the local law
68	68	enforcement authority designated as the person's primary
69	69	registration authority by the department and to the juvenile
70	70	probation officer, community supervision and corrections
71	71	department officer, or parole officer supervising the person;
72	72	(D) not later than the 10th day after the date on
73	73	which the person arrives in another state in which the person
74	74	intends to reside, the person must register with the law
75	75	enforcement agency that is identified by the department as the
76	76	agency designated by that state to receive registration
77	77	information, if the other state has a registration requirement for
78	78	sex offenders;
79	79	(E) not later than the 30th day after the date on
80	80	which the person is released, the person must apply to the
81	81	department in person for the issuance of an original or renewal
82	82	driver's license or personal identification certificate and a
83	83	failure to apply to the department as required by this paragraph
84	84	results in the automatic revocation of any driver's license or
85	85	personal identification certificate issued by the department to the
86	86	person;
87	87	(F) the person must notify appropriate entities
88	88	of any change in status as described by Article 62.057;
89	89	(G) certain types of employment are prohibited
90	90	under Article 62.063 for a person with a reportable conviction or
91	91	adjudication for a sexually violent offense involving a victim
92	92	younger than 14 years of age and occurring on or after September 1,
93	93	2013; and
94	94	Text of paragraph as added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch.
95	95	329 (H.B. 355), Sec. 2
96	96	(H) certain locations of residence are
97	97	prohibited under Article 62.064 for a person with a reportable
98	98	conviction or adjudication for an offense occurring on or after
99	99	September 1, 2017, except as otherwise provided by that article;
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101	101	ext of paragraph as added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch.
102	102	924 (S.B. 1553), Sec. 1
103	103	(H) if the person enters the premises of a school
104	104	as described by Article 62.064 and is subject to the requirements of
105	105	that article, the person must immediately notify the administrative
106	106	office of the school of the person's presence and the person's
107	107	registration status under this chapter;
108	108	(2) require the person to sign a written statement
109	109	that the person was informed of the person's duties as described by
110	110	Subdivision (1) or Subsection (g) or, if the person refuses to sign
111	111	the statement, certify that the person was so informed;
112	112	(3) obtain the address or, if applicable, a detailed
113	113	description of each geographical location where the person expects
114	114	to reside on the person's release and other registration
115	115	information, including a photograph and complete set of
116	116	fingerprints; and
117	117	(4) complete the registration form for the person.
118	118	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
119	119	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
120	120	provided by Section39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act
121	121	does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act
122	122	takes effect September 1, 2019.