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AN ACT
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relating to venue for certain offenses committed at Texas Youth |
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Commission facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 13, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by adding Article 13.34 to read as follows: |
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Art. 13.34. CERTAIN OFFENSES COMMITTED AGAINST A CHILD |
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COMMITTED TO THE TEXAS YOUTH COMMISSION. An offense described by |
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Article 104.003(a) committed by an employee or officer of the Texas |
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Youth Commission or a person providing services under a contract |
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with the commission against a child committed to the commission may |
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be prosecuted in: |
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(1) any county in which an element of the offense |
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occurred; or |
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(2) Travis County. |
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SECTION 2. Section 61.098(b), Human Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) As appropriate, the district attorney, criminal |
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district attorney, or county attorney representing the state in |
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criminal matters before the district or inferior courts of the |
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county who would otherwise represent the state in the prosecution |
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of an offense or delinquent conduct concerning the commission and |
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described by Article 104.003(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, may |
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request that the special prosecution unit prosecute, or assist in |
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the prosecution of, the offense or delinquent conduct. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is |
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covered by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of |
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this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of |
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this Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3316 was passed by the House on May |
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11, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3316 was passed by the Senate on May |
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27, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |