Texas Code of Criminal Procedure

§ 65.053 — PRERELEASE NOTIFICATION

CR § 65.053Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 65. TERRORIST OFFENDER REGISTRATION PROGRAM · Art. B. REGISTRATION AND VERIFICATION REQUIREMENTS; RELATED NOTICE

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(a)Before a person who will be subject to registration under this chapter is due to be released from a penal institution, an official of the penal institution shall:

(1)inform the person that:

(A)not later than the seventh day after the date on which the person is released or after the date on which the person moves from a previous residence to a new residence in this state, or not later than the first date the applicable local law enforcement authority by policy allows the person to register or verify registration, the person must register or verify registration with the local law enforcement authority in the municipality or county in which the person intends to reside;

(B)not later than the seventh day after the date on which the person is released or the date on which the person moves from a previous residence to a new residence in this state, the person must, if the person has not moved to an intended residence, report to the applicable entity or entities as required by Article 65.051 or 65.054;

(C)not later than the seventh day before the date on which the person moves to a new residence in this state or another state, the person must report in person to the local law enforcement authority designated as the person's registration authority and to the officer supervising the person;

(D)not later than the 10th day after the date on which the person arrives in another state in which the person intends to reside, the person must register with the law enforcement agency that is identified by the department as the agency designated in that state to receive registration information, if the other state has a registration requirement;

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Legislative history

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