Bill Text: TX HB23 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced

Texas House Bill 23 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to restrictions on the use of commercial social networking sites by sex offenders; imposing a criminal penalty.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-19 - Left pending in committee [HB23 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-HB23-Introduced.html

	83R569 AJZ-D

	By: Martinez Fischer	H.B. No. 23



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to restrictions on the use of commercial social networking
	sites by sex offenders; imposing a criminal penalty.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
	amended by adding Article 62.0552 to read as follows:
	Art. 62.0552. USE OF COMMERCIAL SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES BY
	CERTAIN OFFENDERS. (a) In this article, "commercial social
	networking site" has the meaning assigned by Article 62.0061(f).
	(b) A person required to register under this chapter who
	uses a commercial social networking site and is not otherwise
	prohibited from accessing the site under Section 13G, Article
	42.12, shall include the following information in the person's
	profile for the site and shall ensure the information is viewable by
	all visitors of the site:
	(1) an indication that the person is a sex offender;
	(2) the type of offense for which the person is subject
	to registration under this chapter and the city and county in which
	the person was convicted of or placed on deferred adjudication for
	that offense;
	(3) the person's full name, date of birth, sex, race,
	height, weight, eye color, and hair color; and
	(4) 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.
	SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act in amending
	Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure, applies to any person who,
	on or after the effective date of this Act, is subject to
	registration under that chapter, regardless of whether the offense
	for which the person is subject to registration was committed
	before, on, or after the effective date of this Act.
	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.