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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 65.003 — DETERMINATION REGARDING SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR ELEMENTS OF OFFENSE

CR § 65.003Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 65. TERRORIST OFFENDER REGISTRATION PROGRAM · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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(a)For purposes of this chapter, the department is responsible for determining whether an offense under the laws of another state or a foreign country, federal law, or the Uniform Code of Military Justice contains elements that are substantially similar to the elements of an offense described by Article 65.001(10)(A), (B), or (C).
(b)The department annually shall provide or make available to each prosecuting attorney's office in this state:
(1)the criteria used in making a determination under Subsection (a); and
(2)any existing record or compilation of offenses under the laws of another state or a foreign country, federal law, and the Uniform Code of Military Justice that the department has already determined to contain elements that are substantially similar to the elements of offenses under the laws of this state.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (S.B. 1518), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.

Source: Texas Code of Criminal Procedure § 65.003 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.