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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to uniform reporting of information concerning protective |
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orders, concerning magistrate's orders for emergency protection, |
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and concerning conditions of bond imposed on a person awaiting |
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trial in a family violence, sexual assault or abuse, stalking, or |
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trafficking case. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 5.05, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-1) to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) In order to ensure that officers responding to calls are |
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aware of the existence and terms of protective orders, each |
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municipal police department and sheriff shall establish procedures |
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within the department or office to provide adequate information or |
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access to information for law enforcement officers of the names of |
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persons protected by a protective order and of persons to whom |
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protective orders are directed. The procedures must: |
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(1) require the information described by Section |
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411.042(b)(6), Government Code, to be entered into the statewide |
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law enforcement information system maintained by the Department of |
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Public Safety; and |
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(2) comply with the uniform protocols developed under |
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Section 411.0422, Government Code. |
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(c-1) Each municipal police department and sheriff shall |
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establish procedures within the department or office that require |
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the information described by Section 411.042(b)(7), Government |
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Code, to be entered into the statewide law enforcement information |
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system maintained by the Department of Public Safety. The |
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procedures must comply with the uniform protocols developed under |
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Section 411.0422, Government Code. |
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SECTION 2. Article 17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (g-1) to read as follows: |
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(g-1) After adapting the page for purposes of this article, |
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the magistrate shall use the cover page adopted by the supreme court |
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under Section 85.027, Family Code, for each order for emergency |
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protection issued under this article. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter B, Chapter 85, Family Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 85.027 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 85.027. PROTECTIVE ORDER COVER PAGE. (a) To |
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facilitate the timely entry of information concerning protective |
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orders into the statewide law enforcement information system |
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maintained by the Department of Public Safety, the supreme court |
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shall adopt a cover page that must be used for each protective order |
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issued under this subtitle. |
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(b) The cover page must be designed to include the |
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information required under Section 411.042(b)(6), Government Code. |
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SECTION 4. Section 86.001(a), Family Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) To ensure that law enforcement officers responding to |
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calls are aware of the existence and terms of protective orders |
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issued under this subtitle, each law enforcement agency shall |
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establish procedures in the agency to provide adequate information |
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or access to information for law enforcement officers of the names |
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of each person protected by an order issued under this subtitle and |
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of each person against whom protective orders are directed. The |
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procedures must comply with the uniform protocols developed under |
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Section 411.0422, Government Code. |
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SECTION 5. Section 86.005, Family Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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Sec. 86.005. PROTECTIVE ORDER FROM ANOTHER JURISDICTION. |
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To ensure that law enforcement officers responding to calls are |
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aware of the existence and terms of a protective order from another |
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jurisdiction, each law enforcement agency shall establish |
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procedures in the agency to provide adequate information or access |
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to information for law enforcement officers regarding the name of |
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each person protected by an order rendered in another jurisdiction |
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and of each person against whom the protective order is directed. |
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The procedures must comply with the uniform protocols developed |
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under Section 411.0422, Government Code. |
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SECTION 6. Subchapter C, Chapter 72, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 72.035 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 72.035. BOND CONDITIONS REPORTING FORM. (a) The |
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office shall adopt a form for the reporting by law enforcement |
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agencies of information concerning the conditions of bond imposed |
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on a person awaiting trial in any family violence, sexual assault or |
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abuse, stalking, or trafficking case as provided by Section |
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411.042(b)(7). |
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(b) The form must be designed to facilitate the timely entry |
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of information concerning bond conditions into the statewide law |
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enforcement information system maintained by the Department of |
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Public Safety. |
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SECTION 7. Section 411.042(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) The bureau of identification and records shall: |
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(1) procure and file for record photographs, pictures, |
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descriptions, fingerprints, measurements, and other pertinent |
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information of all persons arrested for or charged with a criminal |
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offense or convicted of a criminal offense, regardless of whether |
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the conviction is probated; |
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(2) collect information concerning the number and |
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nature of offenses reported or known to have been committed in the |
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state and the legal steps taken in connection with the offenses, and |
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other information useful in the study of crime and the |
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administration of justice, including information that enables the |
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bureau to create a statistical breakdown of: |
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(A) offenses in which family violence was |
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involved; |
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(B) offenses under Sections 22.011 and 22.021, |
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Penal Code; and |
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(C) offenses under Sections 20A.02 and 43.05, |
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Penal Code; |
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(3) make ballistic tests of bullets and firearms and |
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chemical analyses of bloodstains, cloth, materials, and other |
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substances for law enforcement officers of the state; |
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(4) cooperate with identification and crime records |
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bureaus in other states and the United States Department of |
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Justice; |
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(5) maintain a list of all previous background checks |
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for applicants for any position regulated under Chapter 1702, |
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Occupations Code, who have undergone a criminal history background |
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check under Section 411.119, if the check indicates a Class B |
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misdemeanor or equivalent offense or a greater offense; |
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(6) collect information concerning the number and |
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nature of protective orders and magistrate's orders of emergency |
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protection and all other pertinent information about all persons |
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subject to active orders[, including pertinent information about
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persons subject to conditions of bond imposed for the protection of
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the victim in any family violence, sexual assault or abuse,
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stalking, or trafficking case]. Information in the law enforcement |
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information system relating to an active order shall include: |
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(A) the provision of law under which the order is |
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issued; |
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(B) the name, sex, race, date of birth, personal |
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descriptors, address, and county of residence of the person to whom |
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the order is directed; |
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(C) [(B)] any known identifying number of the |
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person to whom the order is directed, including the person's social |
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security number or driver's license number; |
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(D) [(C)] the name and county of residence of the |
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person protected by the order; |
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(E) [(D)] the residence address and place of |
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employment or business of the person protected by the order, unless |
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that information is excluded from the order under Section 85.007, |
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Family Code, or Article 17.292(e), Code of Criminal Procedure; |
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(F) [(E)] the child-care facility or school |
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where a child protected by the order normally resides or which the |
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child normally attends, unless that information is excluded from |
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the order under Section 85.007, Family Code, or Article 17.292(e), |
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Code of Criminal Procedure; |
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(G) [(F)] the relationship or former |
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relationship between the person who is protected by the order and |
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the person to whom the order is directed; |
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(H) whether the person to whom the order is |
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directed has a history of: |
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(i) violent behavior involving the use of a |
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weapon; or |
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(ii) diagnosed mental illness [(G)
the
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conditions of bond imposed on the person to whom the order is
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directed, if any, for the protection of a victim in any family
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violence, sexual assault or abuse, stalking, or trafficking case]; |
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(I) [(H)] any minimum distance the person |
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subject to the order is required to maintain from the protected |
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places or persons; and |
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(J) [(I)] the date the order expires; |
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(7) collect information concerning the conditions of |
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bond imposed on a person awaiting trial in any family violence, |
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sexual assault or abuse, stalking, or trafficking case; |
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(8) grant access to criminal history record |
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information in the manner authorized under Subchapter F; |
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(9) [(8)] collect and disseminate information |
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regarding offenders with mental impairments in compliance with |
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Chapter 614, Health and Safety Code; and |
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(10) [(9)] record data and maintain a state database |
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for a computerized criminal history record system and computerized |
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juvenile justice information system that serves: |
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(A) as the record creation point for criminal |
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history record information and juvenile justice information |
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maintained by the state; and |
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(B) as the control terminal for the entry of |
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records, in accordance with federal law and regulations, federal |
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executive orders, and federal policy, into the federal database |
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maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. |
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SECTION 8. Subchapter D, Chapter 411, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Sections 411.0422 and 411.0423 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 411.0422. UNIFORM REPORTING OF CERTAIN INFORMATION. |
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(a) The department shall adopt a form for the reporting by law |
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enforcement agencies of information concerning protective orders |
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and magistrate's orders for emergency protection. The form must: |
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(1) be designed to facilitate the timely entry of |
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information concerning those orders into the statewide law |
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enforcement information system maintained by the department; and |
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(2) include spaces to report all information required |
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under Section 411.042(b)(6). |
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(b) The department, the Office of Court Administration of |
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the Texas Judicial System, and the State Bar of Texas, with input |
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from relevant advocacy groups, jointly shall develop uniform |
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protocols for the reporting by law enforcement agencies of |
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information required by Sections 411.042(b)(6) and (7). |
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(c) The protocols developed under Subsection (b) must |
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require law enforcement agencies to report information required |
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under Sections 411.042(b)(6) and (7) using the applicable form |
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adopted by the department under Subsection (a) or by the Office of |
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Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System under Section |
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72.035. |
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Sec. 411.0423. REPORT RELATED TO PROTECTIVE ORDERS. (a) |
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The department shall annually post on the department's Internet |
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website a report on the number of protective orders or magistrate's |
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orders for emergency protection reported to the department during |
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the preceding year. The report must: |
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(1) be disaggregated by the provision of law under |
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which the order is issued and the county in which the issuing court |
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is located; and |
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(2) compare the number of protective orders or |
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magistrate's orders for emergency protection reported to the |
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department with the number of those orders reported to the Office of |
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Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System during that year. |
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(b) The department may coordinate with the Office of Court |
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Administration of the Texas Judicial System as necessary to prepare |
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the report required under Subsection (a). |
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SECTION 9. Section 411.0845(i), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(i) The release under this section of any criminal history |
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record information maintained by the Federal Bureau of |
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Investigation, including the computerized information submitted to |
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the federal database maintained by the Federal Bureau of |
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Investigation as described by Section 411.042(b)(10)(B) |
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[411.042(b)(9)(B)], is subject to federal law and regulations, |
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federal executive orders, and federal policy. |
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SECTION 10. (a) Not later than September 1, 2017: |
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(1) the Supreme Court of Texas shall adopt the cover |
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page required under Section 85.027, Family Code, as added by this |
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Act; |
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(2) the Office of Court Administration of the Texas |
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Judicial System shall adopt the form required under Section 72.035, |
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Government Code, as added by this Act; and |
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(3) the Department of Public Safety of the State of |
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Texas shall adopt the form required under Section 411.0422(a), |
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Government Code, as added by this Act. |
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(b) Not later than October 1, 2017, the Department of Public |
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Safety of the State of Texas, the Office of Court Administration of |
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the Texas Judicial System, and the State Bar of Texas shall develop |
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the uniform protocols required under Section 411.0422, Government |
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Code, as added by this Act. |
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(c) Not later than November 1, 2017, each law enforcement |
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agency shall comply with the uniform protocols required under |
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Section 411.0422, Government Code, as added by this Act. |
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(d) Not later than November 1, 2018, the Department of |
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Public Safety of the State of Texas shall post on the department's |
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Internet website the initial report required under Section |
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411.0423, Government Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 11. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of |
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this section, this Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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(b) Section 411.042(b), Government Code, as amended by this |
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Act, takes effect November 1, 2017. |