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Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 62.101 — Expiration of duty to register
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. 62.101
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 (b) and Subchapter I, the duty to register for a person ends when the person dies if the person has a reportable conviction or adjudication, other than an adjudication of delinquent conduct, for: (1) a sexually violent offense; (2) an offense under Section 20A.02 (a)(3), (4), (7), or (8), 25.02 , 43.05 (a)(2) or (3), or 43.26 , Penal Code; (3) an offense under Section 20A.03 , Penal Code, if based partly or wholly on conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 20A.02 (a)(3), (4), (7), or (8) of that code; (4) an offense under Section 21.11 (a)(2), Penal Code, if before or after the person is convicted or adjudicated for the offense under Section 21.11 (a)(2), Penal Code, the person receives or has received another reportable conviction or adjudication, other than an adjudication of delinquent conduct, for an offense or conduct that requires registration under this chapter; (5) an offense under Section 20.02 , 20.03 , or 20.04 , Penal Code, if: (A) the judgment in the case contains an affirmative finding under Article 42.015 or, for a deferred adjudication, the papers in the case contain an affirmative finding that the victim or intended victim was younger than 17 years of age; and (B) before or after the person is convicted or adjudicated for the offense under Section 20.02 , 20.03 , or 20.04 , Penal Code, the person receives or has received another reportable conviction or adjudication, other than an adjudication of delinquent conduct, for an offense or conduct that requires registration under this chapter; (6) an offense under Section 43.23 , Penal Code, that is punishable under Subsection (h) of that section; or (7) an offense for which the person has been civilly committed as a sexually violent predator under Chapter 841 , Health and Safety Code. (b) Except as provided by Subchapter I, the duty to register for a person otherwise subject to Subsection (a) ends on the 10th anniversary of the date on which the person is released from civil commitment as a sexually violent predator under Chapter 841 , Health and Safety Code, the date on which the person is released from a penal institution or discharges community supervision, or the date on which the court dismisses the criminal proceedings against the person and discharges the person, whichever date is later, if the person's duty to register is based on a conviction or an order of deferred adjudication in a cause that was transferred to a district court or criminal district court under Section 54.02 , Family Code. (c) Except as provided by Subchapter I, the duty to register for a person with a reportable conviction or adjudication for an offense other than an offense described by Subsection (a) ends: (1) if the person's duty to register is based on an adjudication of delinquent conduct, on the 10th anniversary of the date on which the disposition is made or the person completes the terms of the disposition, whichever date is later; or (2) if the person's duty to register is based on a conviction or on an order of deferred adjudication, on the 10th anniversary of the date on which the court dismisses the criminal proceedings against the person and discharges the person, the person is released from a penal institution, or the person discharges community supervision, whichever date is later.
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