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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 42A.451 — Sex offender registration; DNA sample

Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

Part of Chapter 42A: COMMUNITY SUPERVISION, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 42A.451

Statutory text current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Texas.

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 42A.451Primary source, current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

A judge granting community supervision to a defendant required to register as a sex offender under Chapter 62 shall require that the defendant, as a condition of community supervision: (1) register under that chapter; and (2) submit a DNA sample to the Department of Public Safety under Subchapter G , Chapter 411 , Government Code, for the purpose of creating a DNA record of the defendant, unless the defendant has already submitted the required sample under other state law.

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