Bill Text: TX HB4590 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: Relating to the registration of a person in the state sex offender registry.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-26 - Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence [HB4590 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HB4590-Introduced.html
 
 
  By: Meyer H.B. No. 4590
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the registration of a person in the state sex offender
  registry.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Art. 62.051, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
  amended by amending Subsections (a) and (f) to read as follows:
         (a)  A person who has a reportable conviction or adjudication
  or who is required to register as a condition of parole, release to
  mandatory supervision, or community supervision shall register or,
  if the person is a person for whom registration is completed under
  this chapter, verify registration as provided by Subsection (f),
  with the local law enforcement authority in any municipality where
  the person resides or intends to reside for more than seven days. If
  the person does not reside or intend to reside in a municipality,
  the person shall register or verify registration in any county
  where the person resides or intends to reside for more than seven
  days. The person shall satisfy the requirements of this subsection
  not later than the later of:
               (1)  the seventh day after date of the person's arrival
  in the municipality or county; or
               (2)  the first date the local law enforcement authority
  of the municipality or county by policy allows the person to
  register or verify registration, as applicable.
         (f)  Not later than the seventh day after the date on which
  the person is released, a person for whom registration is completed
  under this chapter shall report to the applicable local law
  enforcement authority to verify the information in the registration
  form received by the authority under this chapter. The authority
  shall require the person to produce proof of the person's identity
  and residence before the authority gives the registration form to
  the person for verification. If the information in the registration
  form is complete and accurate, the person shall verify registration
  by signing the form. If the information is not complete or not
  accurate, the person shall make any necessary additions or
  corrections before signing the form.
         SECTION 2.  Art. 62.053, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
  amended by amending Subsections (a) to read as follows:
         (a)  Before a person who will be subject to registration
  under this chapter is due to be released from a penal institution,
  the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or the Texas Juvenile
  Justice Department shall determine the person's level of risk to
  the community using the sex offender screening tool developed or
  selected under Article 62.007 and assign to the person a numeric
  risk level of one, two, or three. Before releasing the person, an
  official of the penal institution shall:
               (1)  inform the person that:
                     (A)  not later than the later of the seventh day
  after the date on which the person is released or after the date on
  which the person moves from a previous residence to a new residence
  in this state or not later than the first date the applicable local
  law enforcement authority by policy allows the person to register
  or verify registration, the person must register or verify
  registration with the local law enforcement authority in the
  municipality or county in which the person intends to reside;
                     (B)  not later than the seventh day after the date
  on which the person is released or the date on which the person
  moves from a previous residence to a new residence in this state,
  the person must, if the person has not moved to an intended
  residence, report to the applicable entity or entities as required
  by Article 62.051(h) or (j) or 62.055(e);
                     (C)  not later than the seventh day before the
  date on which the person moves to a new residence in this state or
  another state, the person must report in person to the local law
  enforcement authority designated as the person's primary
  registration authority by the department and to the juvenile
  probation officer, community supervision and corrections
  department officer, or parole officer supervising the person;
                     (D)  not later than the 10th day after the date on
  which the person arrives in another state in which the person
  intends to reside, the person must register with the law
  enforcement agency that is identified by the department as the
  agency designated by that state to receive registration
  information, if the other state has a registration requirement for
  sex offenders;
                     (E)  not later than the 30th day after the date on
  which the person is released, the person must apply to the
  department in person for the issuance of an original or renewal
  driver's license or personal identification certificate and a
  failure to apply to the department as required by this paragraph
  results in the automatic revocation of any driver's license or
  personal identification certificate issued by the department to the
  person;
                     (F)  the person must notify appropriate entities
  of any change in status as described by Article 62.057;
                     (G)  certain types of employment are prohibited
  under Article 62.063 for a person with a reportable conviction or
  adjudication for a sexually violent offense involving a victim
  younger than 14 years of age and occurring on or after September 1,
  2013; and
         Text of paragraph as added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch.
  329 (H.B. 355), Sec. 2
                     (H)  certain locations of residence are
  prohibited under Article 62.064 for a person with a reportable
  conviction or adjudication for an offense occurring on or after
  September 1, 2017, except as otherwise provided by that article;
         T
  ext of paragraph as added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch.
  924 (S.B. 1553), Sec. 1
                     (H)  if the person enters the premises of a school
  as described by Article 62.064 and is subject to the requirements of
  that article, the person must immediately notify the administrative
  office of the school of the person's presence and the person's
  registration status under this chapter;
               (2)  require the person to sign a written statement
  that the person was informed of the person's duties as described by
  Subdivision (1) or Subsection (g) or, if the person refuses to sign
  the statement, certify that the person was so informed;
               (3)  obtain the address or, if applicable, a detailed
  description of each geographical location where the person expects
  to reside on the person's release and other registration
  information, including a photograph and complete set of
  fingerprints; and
               (4)  complete the registration form for the person.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act
  does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act
  takes effect September 1, 2019.
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