88R13557 TSS-D
By: Jones of Harris H.B. No. 3681
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the development and maintenance of a custody
information system for certain offenders.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 66, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
amended by adding Subchapter E-1 to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER E-1. CUSTODY INFORMATION SYSTEM
Art. 66.221. CUSTODY INFORMATION SYSTEM. (a) The Texas
Department of Criminal Justice shall collaborate with the
Commission on Jail Standards to develop and maintain an online
database for use by judges, prosecutors, and criminal defense
attorneys in this state who are involved in the trial of a criminal
offense.
(b) The custody tracking system shall contain, for each
offender under the supervision of the Texas Department of Criminal
Justice or in the custody of a county jail in this state, the
offender's:
(1) name, including other names by which the offender
is known;
(2) date of birth;
(3) date of arrest;
(4) arrest charge, by offense code; and
(5) date of expected release.
(c) The Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall adopt
rules necessary to implement this section, including rules:
(1) limiting access to the judicial information system
to individuals described by Subsection (a);
(2) providing for the security and confidentiality of
the information maintained in the custody information system; and
(3) requiring the system to be updated in real time to
reflect the location of each offender.
(d) Each county jail in this state shall cooperate with the
Texas Department of Criminal Justice in providing the information
necessary for the department to maintain the custody information
system.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.