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AN ACT
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relating to certain criminal and civil consequences of trafficking |
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of persons, compelling prostitution, and certain other related |
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criminal offenses and to the prevention, prosecution, and |
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punishment of those offenses. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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ARTICLE 1. CHANGES RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CODE |
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SECTION 1.01. Section 11.44(b), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The commission or administrator shall refuse to issue |
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for a period of three years a permit or license for any location to |
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an applicant who submitted a prior application that expired or was |
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voluntarily surrendered before the hearing on the application was |
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held on a protest involving allegations of prostitution, a |
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shooting, stabbing, or other violent act, or an offense involving |
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drugs or trafficking of persons. The three-year period commences |
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on the date the prior application expired or was voluntarily |
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surrendered. |
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SECTION 1.02. Section 11.46(c), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) The commission or administrator shall refuse to issue |
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for a period of one year after cancellation a mixed beverage permit |
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or private club registration permit for a premises where a license |
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or permit has been canceled during the preceding 12 months as a |
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result of a shooting, stabbing, or other violent act, or as a result |
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of an offense involving drugs, prostitution, or trafficking of |
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persons. |
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SECTION 1.03. Section 11.64(a), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) When the commission or administrator is authorized to |
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suspend a permit or license under this code, the commission or |
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administrator shall give the permittee or licensee the opportunity |
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to pay a civil penalty rather than have the permit or license |
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suspended, unless the basis for the suspension is a violation of |
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Section 11.61(b)(14), 22.12, 28.11, 32.17(a)(2), 32.17(a)(3), |
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61.71(a)(5), 61.71(a)(6), 61.74(a)(14), 69.13, 71.09, 101.04, |
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101.63, 106.03, 106.06, or 106.15, the sale or offer for sale of an |
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alcoholic beverage during hours prohibited by Chapter 105, |
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consumption or the permitting of consumption of an alcoholic |
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beverage on the person's licensed or permitted premises during |
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hours prohibited by Chapter 105 or Section 32.17(a)(7), or an |
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offense relating to prostitution, trafficking of persons, or |
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gambling, in which case the commission or administrator shall |
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determine whether the permittee or licensee may have the |
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opportunity to pay a civil penalty rather than have the permit or |
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license suspended. The commission shall adopt rules addressing |
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when suspension may be imposed pursuant to this section without the |
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opportunity to pay a civil penalty. In adopting rules under this |
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subsection, the commission shall consider the type of license or |
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permit held, the type of violation, any aggravating or ameliorating |
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circumstances concerning the violation, and any past violations of |
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this code by the permittee or licensee. In cases in which a civil |
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penalty is assessed, the commission or administrator shall |
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determine the amount of the penalty. The amount of the civil |
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penalty may not be less than $150 or more than $25,000 for each day |
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the permit or license was to have been suspended. If the licensee |
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or permittee does not pay the penalty before the sixth day after the |
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commission or administrator notifies him of the amount, the |
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commission or administrator shall impose the suspension. |
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SECTION 1.04. Section 61.42(c), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) The county judge, commission, or administrator shall |
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refuse to approve or issue for a period of one year a retail |
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dealer's on-premise license or a wine and beer retailer's permit for |
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a premises where a license or permit has been canceled during the |
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preceding 12 months as a result of a shooting, stabbing, or other |
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violent act, or as a result of an offense involving drugs, |
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prostitution, or trafficking of persons. |
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ARTICLE 2. CHANGES RELATING TO CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE |
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SECTION 2.01. Article 17.153(a), Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) This article applies to a defendant charged with a |
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felony offense under any of the following provisions of the Penal |
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Code, if committed against a child younger than 14 years of age: |
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(1) Chapter 21 (Sexual Offenses); |
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(2) Section 25.02 (Prohibited Sexual Conduct); [or] |
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(3) Section 43.25 (Sexual Performance by a Child); |
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(4) Section 20A.02 (Trafficking of Persons), if the |
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defendant is alleged to have: |
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(A) trafficked the child with the intent or |
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knowledge that the child would engage in sexual conduct, as defined |
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by Section 43.25, Penal Code; or |
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(B) benefited from participating in a venture |
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that involved a trafficked child engaging in sexual conduct, as |
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defined by Section 43.25, Penal Code; or |
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(5) Section 43.05(a)(2) (Compelling Prostitution). |
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SECTION 2.02. Chapter 42, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by adding Article 42.0372 to read as follows: |
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Art. 42.0372. MANDATORY RESTITUTION FOR CHILD VICTIMS OF |
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TRAFFICKING OF PERSONS OR COMPELLING PROSTITUTION. (a) The court |
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shall order a defendant convicted of an offense under Section |
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20A.02 or 43.05(a)(2), Penal Code, to pay restitution in an amount |
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equal to the cost of necessary rehabilitation, including medical, |
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psychiatric, and psychological care and treatment, for any victim |
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of the offense who is younger than 18 years of age. |
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(b) The court shall, after considering the financial |
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circumstances of the defendant, specify in a restitution order |
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issued under Subsection (a) the manner in which the defendant must |
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pay the restitution. |
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(c) A restitution order issued under Subsection (a) may be |
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enforced by the state, or by a victim named in the order to receive |
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the restitution, in the same manner as a judgment in a civil action. |
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(d) The court may hold a hearing, make findings of fact, and |
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amend a restitution order issued under Subsection (a) if the |
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defendant fails to pay the victim named in the order in the manner |
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specified by the court. |
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SECTION 2.03. Section 13B(b), Article 42.12, Code of |
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Criminal Procedure, is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) This section applies to a defendant placed on community |
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supervision for an offense: |
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(1) under Section 43.05(a)(2), 43.25, or 43.26, Penal |
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Code; |
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(2) under Section 21.08, 21.11, 22.011, 22.021, or |
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25.02, Penal Code; |
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(3) under Section 20.04(a)(4), Penal Code, if the |
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defendant committed the offense with the intent to violate or abuse |
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the victim sexually; [or] |
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(4) under Section 30.02, Penal Code, punishable under |
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Subsection (d) of that section, if the defendant committed the |
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offense with the intent to commit a felony listed in Subdivision (2) |
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or (3) of this subsection; or |
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(5) under Section 20A.02, Penal Code, if the |
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defendant: |
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(A) trafficked the victim with the intent or |
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knowledge that the victim would engage in sexual conduct, as |
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defined by Section 43.25, Penal Code; or |
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(B) benefited from participating in a venture |
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that involved a trafficked victim engaging in sexual conduct, as |
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defined by Section 43.25, Penal Code. |
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SECTION 2.04. Article 59.01(2), Code of Criminal Procedure, |
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as amended by Chapters 153 (S.B. 2225), 1130 (H.B. 2086), and 1357 |
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(S.B. 554), Acts of the 81st Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, is |
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reenacted and amended to read as follows: |
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(2) "Contraband" means property of any nature, |
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including real, personal, tangible, or intangible, that is: |
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(A) used in the commission of: |
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(i) any first or second degree felony under |
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the Penal Code; |
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(ii) any felony under Section 15.031(b), |
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20.05, 21.11, 38.04, or [Subchapter B of] Chapter 43, 20A, [or
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Chapter] 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 33A, or 35, Penal Code; |
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(iii) any felony under The Securities Act |
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(Article 581-1 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes); or |
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(iv) any offense under Chapter 49, Penal |
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Code, that is punishable as a felony of the third degree or state |
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jail felony, if the defendant has been previously convicted three |
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times of an offense under that chapter; |
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(B) used or intended to be used in the commission |
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of: |
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(i) any felony under Chapter 481, Health |
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and Safety Code (Texas Controlled Substances Act); |
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(ii) any felony under Chapter 483, Health |
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and Safety Code; |
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(iii) a felony under Chapter 153, Finance |
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Code; |
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(iv) any felony under Chapter 34, Penal |
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Code; |
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(v) a Class A misdemeanor under Subchapter |
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B, Chapter 365, Health and Safety Code, if the defendant has been |
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previously convicted twice of an offense under that subchapter; |
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(vi) any felony under Chapter 152, Finance |
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Code; |
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(vii) any felony under Chapter 32, Human |
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Resources Code, or Chapter 31, 32, 35A, or 37, Penal Code, that |
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involves the state Medicaid program; |
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(viii) a Class B misdemeanor under Chapter |
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522, Business & Commerce Code; |
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(ix) a Class A misdemeanor under Section |
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306.051, Business & Commerce Code; [or] |
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(x) any offense under Section 42.10, Penal |
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Code; |
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(xi) [(x)] any offense under Section |
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46.06(a)(1) or 46.14, Penal Code; or |
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(xii) [(x)] any offense under Chapter 71, |
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Penal Code; |
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(C) the proceeds gained from the commission of a |
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felony listed in Paragraph (A) or (B) of this subdivision, a |
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misdemeanor listed in Paragraph (B)(viii), (x), (xi), or (xii) |
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[(B)(viii) or (x)] of this subdivision, or a crime of violence; |
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(D) acquired with proceeds gained from the |
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commission of a felony listed in Paragraph (A) or (B) of this |
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subdivision, a misdemeanor listed in Paragraph (B)(viii), (x), |
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(xi), or (xii) [(B)(viii) or (x)] of this subdivision, or a crime of |
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violence; [or] |
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(E) used to facilitate or intended to be used to |
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facilitate the commission of a felony under Section 15.031 or |
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43.25, Penal Code; or |
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(F) used to facilitate or intended to be used to |
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facilitate the commission of a felony under Section 20A.02 or |
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Chapter 43, Penal Code. |
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SECTION 2.05. Article 60.051(g), Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, is amended to read as follows: |
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(g) In addition to the information described by Subsections |
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(a)-(f), information in the computerized criminal history system |
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must include the age of the victim of the offense if the defendant |
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was arrested for or charged with an offense under: |
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(1) Section 21.02 (Continuous sexual abuse of young |
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child or children), Penal Code; |
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(2) Section 21.11 (Indecency with a child), Penal |
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Code; |
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(3) Section 22.011 (Sexual assault) or 22.021 |
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(Aggravated sexual assault), Penal Code; |
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(4) Section 43.25 (Sexual performance by a child), |
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Penal Code; |
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(5) Section 20.04(a)(4) (Aggravated kidnapping), |
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Penal Code, if the defendant committed the offense with intent to |
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violate or abuse the victim sexually; [or] |
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(6) Section 30.02 (Burglary), Penal Code, if the |
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offense is punishable under Subsection (d) of that section and the |
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defendant committed the offense with intent to commit an offense |
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described by Subdivision (2), (3), or (5); |
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(7) Section 20A.02 (Trafficking of persons), Penal |
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Code, if the defendant: |
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(A) trafficked a person with the intent or |
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knowledge that the person would engage in sexual conduct, as |
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defined by Section 43.25, Penal Code; or |
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(B) benefited from participating in a venture |
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that involved a trafficked person engaging in sexual conduct, as |
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defined by Section 43.25, Penal Code; or |
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(8) Section 43.05(a)(2) (Compelling prostitution), |
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Penal Code. |
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ARTICLE 3. CHANGES RELATING TO GOVERNMENT CODE |
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SECTION 3.01. Subchapter C, Chapter 71, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 71.0353 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 71.0353. TRAFFICKING OF PERSONS INFORMATION. As a |
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component of the official monthly report submitted to the Office of |
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Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System, a district court |
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or county court at law shall report the number of cases filed for |
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the following offenses: |
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(1) trafficking of persons under Section 20A.02, Penal |
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Code; |
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(2) prostitution under Section 43.02, Penal Code; and |
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(3) compelling prostitution under Section 43.05, |
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Penal Code. |
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SECTION 3.02. Section 411.042(b), Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The bureau of identification and records shall: |
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(1) procure and file for record photographs, pictures, |
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descriptions, fingerprints, measurements, and other pertinent |
|
information of all persons arrested for or charged with a criminal |
|
offense or convicted of a criminal offense, regardless of whether |
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the conviction is probated; |
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(2) collect information concerning the number and |
|
nature of offenses reported or known to have been committed in the |
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state and the legal steps taken in connection with the offenses, and |
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other information useful in the study of crime and the |
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administration of justice, including information that enables the |
|
bureau to create a statistical breakdown of: |
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(A) offenses in which family violence was |
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involved; |
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(B) [and a statistical breakdown of] offenses |
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under Sections 22.011 and 22.021, Penal Code; and |
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(C) offenses under Sections 20A.02 and 43.05, |
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Penal Code; |
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(3) make ballistic tests of bullets and firearms and |
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chemical analyses of bloodstains, cloth, materials, and other |
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substances for law enforcement officers of the state; |
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(4) cooperate with identification and crime records |
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bureaus in other states and the United States Department of |
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Justice; |
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(5) maintain a list of all previous background checks |
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for applicants for any position regulated under Chapter 1702, |
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Occupations Code, who have undergone a criminal history background |
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check under Section 411.119, if the check indicates a Class B |
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misdemeanor or equivalent offense or a greater offense; |
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(6) collect information concerning the number and |
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nature of protective orders and all other pertinent information |
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about all persons on active protective orders. Information in the |
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law enforcement information system relating to an active protective |
|
order shall include: |
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(A) the name, sex, race, date of birth, personal |
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descriptors, address, and county of residence of the person to whom |
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the order is directed; |
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(B) any known identifying number of the person to |
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whom the order is directed, including the person's social security |
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number or driver's license number; |
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(C) the name and county of residence of the |
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person protected by the order; |
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(D) the residence address and place of employment |
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or business of the person protected by the order, unless that |
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information is excluded from the order under Section 85.007, Family |
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Code; |
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(E) the child-care facility or school where a |
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child protected by the order normally resides or which the child |
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normally attends, unless that information is excluded from the |
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order under Section 85.007, Family Code; |
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(F) the relationship or former relationship |
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between the person who is protected by the order and the person to |
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whom the order is directed; and |
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(G) the date the order expires; |
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(7) grant access to criminal history record |
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information in the manner authorized under Subchapter F; |
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(8) collect and disseminate information regarding |
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offenders with mental impairments in compliance with Chapter 614, |
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Health and Safety Code; and |
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(9) record data and maintain a state database for a |
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computerized criminal history record system and computerized |
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juvenile justice information system that serves: |
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(A) as the record creation point for criminal |
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history record information and juvenile justice information |
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maintained by the state; and |
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(B) as the control terminal for the entry of |
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records, in accordance with federal law and regulations, federal |
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executive orders, and federal policy, into the federal database |
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maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. |
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SECTION 3.03. Section 508.187(a), Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) This section applies only to a releasee serving a |
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sentence for an offense under: |
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(1) Section 43.25 or 43.26, Penal Code; |
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(2) Section 21.02, 21.11, 22.011, 22.021, or 25.02, |
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Penal Code; |
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(3) Section 20.04(a)(4), Penal Code, if the releasee |
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committed the offense with the intent to violate or abuse the victim |
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sexually; [or] |
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(4) Section 30.02, Penal Code, punishable under |
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Subsection (d) of that section, if the releasee committed the |
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offense with the intent to commit a felony listed in Subdivision (2) |
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or (3); |
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(5) Section 43.05(a)(2), Penal Code; or |
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(6) Section 20A.02, Penal Code, if the defendant: |
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(A) trafficked the victim with the intent or |
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knowledge that the victim would engage in sexual conduct, as |
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defined by Section 43.25, Penal Code; or |
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(B) benefited from participating in a venture |
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that involved a trafficked victim engaging in sexual conduct, as |
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defined by Section 43.25, Penal Code. |
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SECTION 3.04. Sections 772.006(e) and (f), Government Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(e) The legislature may appropriate money from the |
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trafficking of persons investigation and prosecution account |
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created under Subsection (d) only to the criminal justice division |
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for the purposes of this subsection. The division may use the |
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appropriated money solely to distribute grants to qualified |
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applicants, as determined by the division, that: |
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(1) [counties that apply for the grants and that] have |
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dedicated full-time or part-time personnel to identify, prevent, |
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investigate, or prosecute offenses under Chapter 20A, Penal Code; |
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or [and] |
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(2) [nongovernmental organizations that apply for the
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grants and that] provide comprehensive services in this state to |
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prevent the commission of offenses under Chapter 20A, Penal Code, |
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or to address the needs of victims of those offenses, including |
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public awareness activities, community outreach and training, |
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victim identification services, legal services, and other services |
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designed to assist victims. |
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(f) The total amount of grants that may be distributed under |
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this section [to counties and nongovernmental organizations] from |
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the trafficking of persons investigation and prosecution account |
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during each state fiscal year may not exceed $10 million. |
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ARTICLE 4. CHANGES RELATING TO PENAL CODE |
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SECTION 4.01. Section 25.08(c), Penal Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) An offense under this section is a felony of the third |
|
degree, except that the offense is a felony of the second degree if |
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the actor commits the offense with intent to commit an offense under |
|
Section 20A.02, 43.02, 43.05, or 43.25. |
|
SECTION 4.02. Section 43.02(c), Penal Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor, |
|
except that the offense is: |
|
(1) a Class A misdemeanor if [unless] the actor has |
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previously been convicted one or two times of an offense under this |
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section; |
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(2) a state jail felony if[, in which event it is a
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Class A misdemeanor. If] the actor has previously been convicted |
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three or more times of an offense under this section; |
|
(3) a felony of the third degree if the person |
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solicited is 14 years of age or older and younger than 18 years of |
|
age; or |
|
(4) a felony of the second degree if the person |
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solicited is younger than 14 years of age[, the offense is a state
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jail felony]. |
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SECTION 4.03. Section 43.251(c), Penal Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) An offense under this section is a felony of the second |
|
degree, except that the offense is a felony of the first degree if |
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the child is younger than 14 years of age at the time the offense is |
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committed [Class A misdemeanor]. |
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ARTICLE 5. TRANSITION; EFFECTIVE DATE |
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SECTION 5.01. Except as provided by Section 5.02 of this |
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Act, the changes in law made by this Act apply only to an offense |
|
committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An offense |
|
committed before the effective date of this Act is covered by the |
|
law in effect when the offense was committed, and the former law is |
|
continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section, |
|
an offense was committed before the effective date of this Act if |
|
any element of the offense occurred before that date. |
|
SECTION 5.02. The changes in law made by this Act to |
|
Sections 11.44, 11.46, 11.64, and 61.42, Alcoholic Beverage Code, |
|
apply only to an application for a license filed on or after the |
|
effective date of this Act. An application for a license filed |
|
before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in |
|
effect on the date the application was filed, and the former law is |
|
continued in effect for that purpose. |
|
SECTION 5.03. To the extent of any conflict, this Act |
|
prevails over another Act of the 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, |
|
2011, relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in |
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enacted codes. |
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SECTION 5.04. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |
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______________________________ |
______________________________ |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2014 was passed by the House on April |
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7, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 2014 on May 18, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2014 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 13, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Date |
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__________________ |
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Governor |