Texas statute
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 62.004 — Determination regarding primary registration authority
Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 62: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION PROGRAM, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.
Full text of Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 62.004
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.
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), for each person subject to registration under this chapter, the department shall determine which local law enforcement authority serves as the person's primary registration authority based on the municipality or county in which the person resides or, as provided by Article 62.152 , the municipality or county in which the person works or attends school. (a-1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if a person resides or, as described by Article 62.152 , works or attends school in a county with a centralized registration authority, the centralized registration authority serves as the person's primary registration authority under this chapter, regardless of whether the person resides, works, or attends school, as applicable, in any municipality located in that county. (b) The department shall notify each person subject to registration under this chapter of the person's primary registration authority in a timely manner.
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