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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an integrated intelligence system to aid state and |
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local law enforcement agencies in locating and arresting fugitives; |
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authorizing a fee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 2, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by adding Article 2.139 to read as follows: |
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Art. 2.139. INTEGRATED INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM. (a) In this |
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article, "law enforcement agency" means an agency of this state, or |
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of a county, municipality, or other political subdivision of this |
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state, that employs peace officers who pursue fugitives in the |
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routine performance of the officers' official duties. |
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(b) Each law enforcement agency may establish or acquire and |
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then implement the use of an electronic integrated intelligence |
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system for the purpose of improving the agency's ability to pursue |
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fugitives and collect money owed on outstanding warrants. A system |
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adopted under this article must aggregate data from the criminal |
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justice system, commercial sources, and public sources to create an |
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automated predictive process that assesses the background |
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information available for each fugitive, determines the ease and |
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likelihood of apprehending that fugitive, and improves route |
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planning for officers to enable the efficient location and arrest |
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of fugitives in general. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 102, Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, is amended by adding Article 102.015 to read as follows: |
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Art. 102.015. FEE FOR CERTAIN ARRESTS OCCURRING THROUGH USE |
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OF ELECTRONIC INTEGRATED INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM. (a) This article |
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applies only to a defendant arrested for a misdemeanor offense. |
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(b) The court may order a defendant to whom this article |
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applies to pay a fee of $30 to the arresting law enforcement agency |
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if the arrest was made using an electronic integrated intelligence |
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system described by Article 2.139. |
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SECTION 3. Section 103.024, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 103.024. MISCELLANEOUS FEES AND COSTS: CODE OF |
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CRIMINAL PROCEDURE. Fees and costs shall be paid or collected under |
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the Code of Criminal Procedure as follows: |
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(1) filing of a restitution lien (Art. 42.22, Code of |
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Criminal Procedure) . . . $5; |
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(2) issuance and service of a warrant of arrest for |
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certain offenses if prescribed by the municipality (Art. 45.203, |
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Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $25; [and] |
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(3) a fee for each agency or organization designated |
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by a registered sex offender for receipt of a copy of an order |
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making the registration nonpublic (Art. [Sec.] 62.353, Code of |
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Criminal Procedure) . . . $20; and |
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(4) a fee for a law enforcement agency that uses an |
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electronic integrated intelligence system to arrest a defendant for |
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a misdemeanor offense (Art. 102.015, Code of Criminal Procedure) |
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. . . $30. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |