Texas statute
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 62.102 — Failure to comply with registration requirements
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. 62.102
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) A person commits an offense if the person is required to register and fails to comply with any requirement of this chapter. (b) An offense under this article is: (1) a state jail felony if the actor is a person whose duty to register expires under Article 62.101 (b) or (c); (2) a felony of the third degree if the actor is a person whose duty to register expires under Article 62.101 (a) and who is required to verify registration once each year under Article 62.058 ; and (3) a felony of the second degree if the actor is a person whose duty to register expires under Article 62.101 (a) and who is required to verify registration once each 90-day period under Article 62.058 . (c) If it is shown at the trial of a person for an offense or an attempt to commit an offense under this article that the person has previously been convicted of an offense or an attempt to commit an offense under this article, the offense or the attempt to commit the offense is increased to the next highest category of offense. (d) If it is shown at the trial of a person for an offense under this article or an attempt to commit an offense under this article that the person fraudulently used identifying information in violation of Section 32.51 , Penal Code, during the commission or attempted commission of the offense, the offense or the attempt to commit the offense is increased to the next highest category of offense.
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