Bill Text: TX HB528 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the restriction of access to the records and files of a child charged with or convicted of certain fine-only misdemeanor offenses.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - Effective on 1/1/14 [HB528 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB528-Enrolled.html
H.B. No. 528 |
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relating to the restriction of access to the records and files of a | ||
child charged with or convicted of certain fine-only misdemeanor | ||
offenses. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Article 44.2811, Code of Criminal Procedure, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
Art. 44.2811. RECORDS RELATING TO CERTAIN [ |
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information stored by electronic means or otherwise, from which a | ||
record or file could be generated, relating to a criminal case | ||
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traffic offense, that is committed by a child and that is appealed | ||
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may not be disclosed to the public except as provided under Article | ||
45.0217(b). | ||
SECTION 2. The heading to Article 45.0217, Code of Criminal | ||
Procedure, is amended to read as follows: | ||
Art. 45.0217. CONFIDENTIAL RECORDS RELATED TO CHARGES | ||
AGAINST OR THE CONVICTION OF A CHILD. | ||
SECTION 3. Article 45.0217(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, | ||
is amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) Except as provided by Article 15.27 and Subsection (b), | ||
all records and files, including those held by law enforcement, and | ||
information stored by electronic means or otherwise, from which a | ||
record or file could be generated, relating to a child who is | ||
charged with, is convicted of, is found not guilty of, had a charge | ||
dismissed for, or is granted deferred disposition [ |
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than a traffic offense are confidential and may not be disclosed to | ||
the public. | ||
SECTION 4. Section 58.00711, Family Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 58.00711. RECORDS RELATING TO CHILDREN CHARGED WITH OR | ||
CONVICTED OF FINE-ONLY MISDEMEANORS. Except as provided by Article | ||
45.0217(b), Code of Criminal Procedure, all records and files and | ||
information stored by electronic means or otherwise, from which a | ||
record or file could be generated, relating to a child who is | ||
charged with, is convicted of, is found not guilty of, had a charge | ||
dismissed for, or is granted deferred disposition [ |
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than a traffic offense are confidential and may not be disclosed to | ||
the public. | ||
SECTION 5. Articles 44.2811 and 45.0217, Code of Criminal | ||
Procedure, and Section 58.00711, Family Code, as amended by this | ||
Act, apply to an offense committed before, on, or after the | ||
effective date of this Act. | ||
SECTION 6. This Act takes effect January 1, 2014. | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I certify that H.B. No. 528 was passed by the House on April | ||
23, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, 2 present, not | ||
voting. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||
I certify that H.B. No. 528 was passed by the Senate on May | ||
22, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
APPROVED: _____________________ | ||
Date | ||
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Governor |