82R12784 T
	By: Gallegos	S.B. No. 1191

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the criminal registration procedure for a convicted
	arsonist.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Section 62(A).001 Code of Criminal Procedure, is
	amended to read as follows:
	TITLE 1.  CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
	CHAPTER 62(A).001 ARSONIST REGISTRATION PROGRAM
	SUBCHAPTER A.  GENERAL PROVISIONS
	Art. 62(A).001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
	(1)  "Department" means the Department of Public
	Safety.
	(2)  "Local law enforcement authority" means, as
	applicable, the chief of police of a municipality, the sheriff of a
	county in this state, or a centralized registration authority.
	(3)  "Penal institution" means a confinement facility
	operated by or under a contract with any division of the Texas
	Department of Criminal Justice, a confinement facility operated by
	or under contract with the Texas Youth Commission, or a juvenile
	secure pre-adjudication or post-adjudication facility operated by
	or under a local juvenile probation department, or a county jail.
	(4)  "Released" means discharged, paroled, placed in a
	nonsecure community program for juvenile offenders, or placed on
	juvenile probation, community supervision, or mandatory
	supervision.
	(5)  "Reportable conviction or adjudication" means a
	conviction or adjudication, including an adjudication of
	delinquent conduct or a deferred adjudication, that, regardless of
	the pendency of an appeal, is a conviction for or an adjudication
	for or based on Texas Penal Code:
	Sec. 28.02. ARSON.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the
	person starts a fire, regardless of when the fire continues after
	ignition, or causes an explosion with intent to destroy or damage:
	(1)  any vegetation, fence, or structure on open-space
	land; or
	(2)  any building, habitation, or vehicle:
	(A)  knowing that it is within the limits of an
	incorporated city or town;
	(B)  knowing that it is insured against damage or
	destruction;
	(C)  knowing that it is subject to a mortgage or
	other security interest;
	(D)  knowing that it is located on property
	belonging to another;
	(E)  knowing that it has located within it
	property belonging to another; or
	(F)  when the person is reckless about whether the
	burning or explosion will endanger the life of some individual or
	the safety of the property of another.
	(a-1)  A person commits an offense if the person recklessly
	starts a fire or causes an explosion while manufacturing or
	attempting to manufacture a controlled substance and the fire or
	explosion damages any building, habitation, or vehicle.
	(b)  It is an exception to the application of Subsection
	(a)(1) that the fire or explosion was a part of the controlled
	burning of open-space land.
	(c)  It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection
	(a)(2)(A) that prior to starting the fire or causing the explosion,
	the actor obtained a permit or other written authorization granted
	in accordance with a city ordinance, if any, regulating fires and
	explosions.
	(d)  An offense under Subsection (a) is a felony of the
	second degree, except that the offense is a felony of the first
	degree if it is shown on the trial of the offense that:
	(1)  bodily injury or death was suffered by any person
	by reason of the commission of the offense; or
	(2)  the property intended to be damaged or destroyed
	by the actor was a habitation or a place of assembly or worship.
	(e)  An offense under Subsection (a-1) is a state jail
	felony, except that the offense is a felony of the third degree if
	it is shown on the trial of the offense that bodily injury or death
	was suffered by any person by reason of the commission of the
	offense.
	(f)  It is a felony of the third degree if a person commits an
	offense under Subsection (a)(2) of this section and the person
	intentionally starts a fire in or on a building, habitation, or
	vehicle, with intent to damage or destroy property belonging to
	recklessly causes damage to the building, habitation, or vehicle.
	(g)  If conduct that constitutes an offense under Subsection
	(a-1)  or that constitutes an offense under Subsection (f) also
	constitutes an offense under another subsection of this section or
	another section of this code, the actor may be prosecuted under
	Subsection (a-1) or Subsection (f), under the other subsection of
	this section, or under the other section of this code.
	(H)  a violation of the laws of another state,
	federal law, the laws of a foreign country, or the Uniform Code of
	Military Justice for or based on the violation of an offense
	containing elements that are substantially similar to the elements
	of an offense listed under Paragraph (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F)
	and (H), but not if the violation results in a deferred
	adjudication;
	(I)  the second violation of the laws of another
	state, federal law, the laws of a foreign country, or the Uniform
	Code of Military Justice for or based on the violation of an offense
	containing elements that are substantially similar to the elements
	of the offense of indecent exposure, but not if the second violation
	results in a deferred adjudication; or
	(J)  a violation of Section 28.02 Penal Code.
	(6)  "Convicted Arsonist" means any of the following
	offenses committed by a person 17 years of age or older:
	(A)  an offense under Section Penal Code;
	(B)  an offense (E) an offense under the laws of
	another state, federal law, the laws of a foreign country, or the
	Uniform Code of Military Justice if the offense contains elements
	that are substantially similar to the elements of an offense listed
	under Paragraph (A), (B), (C), or (D).
	(7)  "Residence" includes a residence established in
	this state by a person described by Article 62.152(e).
	(8)  "Public or private institution of higher
	education" includes a college, university, community college, or
	technical or trade institute.
	(9)  "Authority for campus security" means the
	authority with primary law enforcement jurisdiction over property
	under the control of a public or private institution of higher
	education, other than a local law enforcement authority.
	(10)  "Extrajurisdictional registrant" means a person
	who:
	(A)  is required to register as an Arsonist under:
	(i)  the laws of another state with which the
	department has entered into a reciprocal registration agreement;
	(ii)  federal law or the Uniform Code of
	Military Justice; or
	(iii)  the laws of a foreign country; and
	(B)  is not otherwise required to register under
	this chapter because:
	(i)  the person does not have a reportable
	conviction for an offense under the laws of the other state, federal
	law, the laws of the foreign country, or the Uniform Code of
	Military Justice containing elements that are substantially
	similar to the elements of an offense requiring registration under
	this chapter; or
	(ii)  the person does not have a reportable
	adjudication of delinquent conduct based on a violation of an
	offense under the laws of the other state, federal law, or the laws
	of the foreign country containing elements that are substantially
	similar to the elements of an offense requiring registration under
	this chapter.
	(11)  "Centralized registration authority" means a
	mandatory countywide registration location designated under
	Article (A) 62.0045.
	(11)  "Online identifier" means electronic mail
	address information or a name used by a person when sending or
	receiving an instant message, social networking communication, or
	similar Internet communication or when participating in an Internet
	chat. The term includes an assumed name, nickname, pseudonym,
	moniker, or user name established by a person for use in connection
	with an electronic mail address, chat or instant chat room
	platform, commercial social networking site, or online
	picture-sharing service.
	Art. 62(A).002.  APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.  (a)  This
	chapter applies only to a reportable conviction or adjudication
	occurring on or after September 1, 2000.
	(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), the duties imposed
	on a person required to register under this chapter on the basis of
	a reportable conviction or adjudication, and the corresponding
	duties and powers of other entities in relation to the person
	required to register on the basis of that conviction or
	adjudication, are not affected by:
	(1)  an appeal of the conviction or adjudication; or
	(2)  a pardon of the conviction or adjudication.
	(c)  If a conviction or adjudication that is the basis of a
	duty to register under this chapter is set aside on appeal by a
	court or if the person required to register under this chapter on
	the basis of a conviction or adjudication receives a pardon on the
	basis of subsequent proof of innocence, the duties imposed on the
	person by this chapter and the corresponding duties and powers of
	other entities in relation to the person are terminated.
	Art. 62(A).003.  DETERMINATION REGARDING SUBSTANTIALLY
	SIMILAR ELEMENTS OF OFFENSE.  (a)  For the purposes of this chapter,
	the department is responsible for determining whether an offense
	under the laws of another state, federal law, the laws of a foreign
	country, or the Uniform Code of Military Justice contains elements
	that are substantially similar to the elements of an offense under
	the laws of this state.
	(b)  The department annually shall provide or make available
	to each prosecuting attorney's office in this state:
	(1)  the criteria used in making a determination under
	Subsection (a); and
	(2)  any existing record or compilation of offenses
	under the laws of another state, federal law, the laws of a foreign
	country, and the Uniform Code of Military Justice that the
	department has already determined to contain elements that are
	substantially similar to the elements of offenses under the laws of
	this state.
	(c)  An appeal of a determination made under this article
	shall be brought in a district court in Travis County.
	Art. 62(A).004.  DETERMINATION REGARDING PRIMARY
	REGISTRATION AUTHORITY.  (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 (A) 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 (A) 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.
	Art. 62(A).0045.  CENTRALIZED REGISTRATION AUTHORITY.  (a)
	The commissioners court in a county with a population of 100,000 or
	more may designate the office of the sheriff of the county or may,
	through interlocal agreement, designate the office of a chief of
	police of a municipality in that county to serve as a mandatory
	countywide registration location for persons subject to this
	chapter.
	(b)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a
	person who is subject to this chapter shall register under Article
	(A) 62.051 or verify registration under Article (A) 62.058 only
	with the centralized registration authority for the county,
	regardless of whether the person resides in any municipality
	located in that county. If the person resides in a municipality, and
	the local law enforcement authority in the municipality does not
	serve as the person's centralized registration authority, the
	centralized registration authority, not later than the third day
	after the date the person registers or verifies registration with
	that authority, shall provide to the local law enforcement
	authority in that municipality notice of the person's registration
	or verification of registration, as applicable, with the
	centralized registration authority.
	Art. 62(A).005.  CENTRAL DATABASE; PUBLIC INFORMATION. (a)
	The department shall maintain a computerized central database
	containing the information required for registration under this
	chapter. The department may include in the computerized central
	database the numeric risk level assigned to a person under this
	chapter.
	(b)  The information contained in the database, including
	the numeric risk level assigned to a person under this chapter, is
	public information, with the exception of any information:
	(1)  regarding the person's social security number or
	driver's license number, or any home, work, or cellular telephone
	number of the person;
	(2)  that is described by Article (A) 62.051(c)(7) or
	required by the department under Article (A) 62.051(c)(8); or
	(3)  that would identify the county of the offense for
	which the person is subject to registration.
	(c)  Notwithstanding Chapter 730, Transportation Code, the
	department shall maintain in the database, and shall post on any
	department website related to the database, any photograph of the
	person that is available through the process for obtaining or
	renewing a personal identification certificate or driver's license
	under Section 521.103 or 521.272, Transportation Code. The
	department shall update the photograph in the database and on the
	website annually or as the photograph otherwise becomes available
	through the renewal process for the certificate or license.
	(d)  A local law enforcement authority shall release public
	information described under Subsection (b) to any person who
	requests the information from the authority. The authority may
	charge the person a fee not to exceed the amount reasonably
	necessary to cover the administrative costs associated with the
	authority's release of information to the person under this
	subsection.
	(e)  The department shall provide a licensing authority with
	notice of any person required to register under this chapter who
	holds or seeks a license that is issued by the authority. The
	department shall provide the notice required by this subsection as
	the applicable licensing information becomes available through the
	person's registration or verification of registration.
	(f)  On the written request of a licensing authority that
	identifies an individual and states that the individual is an
	applicant for or a holder of a license issued by the authority, the
	department shall release any information described by Subsection
	(a) to the licensing authority.
	(g)  For the purposes of Subsections (e) and (f):
	(1)  "License" means a license, certificate,
	registration, permit, or other authorization that:
	(A)  is issued by a licensing authority; and
	(B)  a person must obtain to practice or engage in
	a particular business, occupation, or profession.
	(2)  "Licensing authority" means a department,
	commission, board, office, or other agency of the state or a
	political subdivision of the state that issues a license.
	(h)  Not later than the third day after the date on which the
	applicable information becomes available through the person's
	registration or verification of registration or under Article (A)
	62.058, the department shall send notice of any person required to
	register under this chapter who is or will be employed, carrying on
	a vocation, or a student at a public or private institution of
	higher education in this state to:
	(1)  for an institution in this state:
	(A)  the authority for campus security for that
	institution; or
	(B)  if an authority for campus security for that
	institution does not exist, the local law enforcement authority of:
	(i)  the municipality in which the
	institution is located; or
	(ii)  the county in which the institution is
	located, if the institution is not located in a municipality; or
	(2)  for an institution in another state, any existing
	authority for campus security at that institution.
	(i)  On the written request of an institution of higher
	education described by Subsection (h) that identifies an individual
	and states that the individual has applied to work or study at the
	institution, the department shall release any information
	described by Subsection (a) to the institution.
	(j)  The department, for law enforcement purposes, shall
	release all relevant information described by Subsection (a),
	including information that is not public information under
	Subsection (b), to a peace officer, an employee of a local law
	enforcement authority, or the attorney general on the request of
	the applicable person or entity.
	Art. 62(A).006.  INFORMATION PROVIDED TO PEACE OFFICER ON
	REQUEST. The department shall establish a procedure by which a
	peace officer or employee of a law enforcement agency who provides
	the department with a driver's license number, personal
	identification certificate number, or license plate number is
	automatically provided information as to whether the person to whom
	the driver's license or personal identification certificate is
	issued is required to register under this chapter or whether the
	license plate number is entered in the computerized central
	database under Article (A) 62.005 as assigned to a vehicle owned or
	driven by a person required to register under this chapter.
	Art. 62(A).008.  GENERAL IMMUNITY. The following persons are
	immune from liability for good faith conduct under this chapter:
	(1)  an employee or officer of the Texas Department of
	Criminal Justice, the Texas Youth Commission, the Texas Juvenile
	Probation Commission, the Department of Public Safety, the Board of
	Pardons and Paroles, or a local law enforcement authority;
	(2)  an employee or officer of a community supervision
	and corrections department or a juvenile probation department;
	(3)  a member of the judiciary;
	Art. 62(A).009.  IMMUNITY FOR RELEASE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION.
	(a) The department, a penal institution, a local law enforcement
	authority, or an authority for campus security may release to the
	public information regarding a person required to register under
	this chapter only if the information is public information under
	this chapter.
	(b)  An individual, agency, entity, or authority is not
	liable under Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, or any
	other law for damages arising from conduct authorized by Subsection
	(a).
	(c)  For purposes of determining liability, the release or
	withholding of information by an appointed or elected officer of an
	agency, entity, or authority is a discretionary act.
	(d)  A private primary or secondary school, public or private
	institution of higher education, or administrator of a private
	primary or secondary school or public or private institution of
	higher education may release to the public information regarding a
	person required to register under this chapter only if the
	information is public information under this chapter and is
	released to the administrator under Section 28.02. A private
	primary or secondary school, public or private institution of
	higher education, or administrator of a private primary or
	secondary school or public or private institution of higher
	education is not liable under any law for damages arising from
	conduct authorized by this subsection.
	Art. 62(A).010.  RULEMAKING AUTHORITY. The Texas Department
	of Criminal Justice, the Texas Youth Commission, the Texas Juvenile
	Probation Commission, and the department may adopt any rule
	necessary to implement this chapter.
	SUBCHAPTER B.  REGISTRATION AND VERIFICATION REQUIREMENTS; RELATED
	NOTICE
	Art. 62(A).051.  REGISTRATION: GENERAL. (a) A person who has
	a reportable conviction or adjudication or who is required to
	register as a condition of parole, release to mandatory
	supervision, or community supervision shall register or, if the
	person is a person for whom registration is completed under this
	chapter, verify registration as provided by Subsection (f), with
	the local law enforcement authority in any municipality where the
	person resides or intends to reside for more than seven days. If the
	person does not reside or intend to reside in a municipality, the
	person shall register or verify registration in any county where
	the person resides or intends to reside for more than seven days.
	The person shall satisfy the requirements of this subsection not
	later than the later of:
	(1)  the seventh day after the person's arrival in the
	municipality or county; or
	(2)  the first date the local law enforcement authority
	of the municipality or county by policy allows the person to
	register or verify registration, as applicable.
	(b)  The department shall provide the Texas Department of
	Criminal Justice, the Texas Youth Commission, the Texas Juvenile
	Probation Commission, and each local law enforcement authority,
	authority for campus security, county jail, and court with a form
	for registering persons required by this chapter to register.
	(c)  The registration form shall require:
	(1)  the person's full name, including each alias, the
	person's date of birth, sex, race, height, weight, eye color, hair
	color, social security number, driver's license number, and shoe
	size, and the address at which the person resides or intends to
	reside or, if the person does not reside or intend to reside at a
	physical address, a detailed description of each geographical
	location at which the person resides or intends to reside;
	(2)  a recent color photograph or, if possible, an
	electronic digital image of the person and a complete set of the
	person's fingerprints;
	(3)  the address of offense the person was convicted
	of, the date of conviction, and the punishment received;
	(4)  an indication as to whether the person is
	discharged, paroled, or released on juvenile probation, community
	supervision, or mandatory supervision;
	(5)  an indication of each license, as defined by
	Article 62.005(g), that is held or sought by the person;
	(6)  an indication as to whether the person is or will
	be employed, carrying on a vocation, or a student at a particular
	public or private institution of higher education in this state or
	another state, and the name and address of that institution; and
	(7)  any other information required by the department.
	(c)  The registration form shall require:
	(1)  the person's full name, date of birth, sex, race,
	height, weight, eye color, hair color, social security number,
	driver's license number, shoe size, and home address and each alias
	used by the person and any home, work, or cellular telephone number
	of the person;
	(2)  a recent color photograph or, if possible, an
	electronic digital image of the person and a complete set of the
	person's fingerprints;
	(3)  the address of the offense the person was
	convicted of, the date of conviction, and the punishment received;
	(4)  an indication as to whether the person is
	discharged, paroled, or released on juvenile probation, community
	supervision, or mandatory supervision;
	(5)  an indication of each license, as defined by
	Article 62(A).005(g), that is held or sought by the person;
	(6)  an indication as to whether the person is or will
	be employed, carrying on a vocation, or a student at a particular
	public or private institution of higher education in this state or
	another state, and the name and address of that institution;
	(7)  the identification of any online identifier
	established or used by the person; and
	(8)  any other information required by the department.
	(d)  The registration form must contain a statement and
	description of any registration duties the person has or may have
	under this chapter.
	(e)  Not later than the third day after a person's
	registering, the local law enforcement authority with whom the
	person registered shall send a copy of the registration form to the
	department and, if the person resides on the campus of a public or
	private institution of higher education, to any authority for
	campus security for that institution.
	(f)  Not later than the seventh day after the date on which
	the person is released, a person for whom registration is completed
	under this chapter shall report to the applicable local law
	enforcement authority to verify the information in the registration
	form received by the authority under this chapter. The authority
	shall require the person to produce proof of the person's identity
	and residence before the authority gives the registration form to
	the person for verification. If the information in the registration
	form is complete and accurate, the person shall verify registration
	by signing the form. If the information is not complete or not
	accurate, the person shall make any necessary additions or
	corrections before signing the form.
	(g)  A person who is required to register or verify
	registration under this chapter shall ensure that the person's
	registration form is complete and accurate with respect to each
	item of information required by the form in accordance with
	Subsection (c).
	(h)  If a person subject to registration under this chapter
	does not move to an intended residence by the end of the seventh day
	after the date on which the person is released or the date on which
	the person leaves a previous residence, the person shall:
	(1)  report to the juvenile probation officer,
	community supervision and corrections department officer, or
	parole officer supervising the person by not later than the seventh
	day after the date on which the person is released or the date on
	which the person leaves a previous residence, as applicable, and
	provide the officer with the address of the person's temporary
	residence; and
	(2)  continue to report to the person's supervising
	officer not less than weekly during any period of time in which the
	person has not moved to an intended residence and provide the
	officer with the address of the person's temporary residence.
	(i)  If the other state has a registration requirement for
	arsonists, a person who has a reportable conviction or
	adjudication, who resides in this state, and who is employed,
	carries on a vocation, or is a student in another state shall, not
	later than the 10th day after the date on which the person begins to
	work or attend school in the other state, register with the law
	enforcement authority that is identified by the department as the
	authority designated by that state to receive registration
	information. If the person is employed, carries on a vocation, or is
	a student at a public or private institution of higher education in
	the other state and if an authority for campus security exists at
	the institution, the person shall also register with that authority
	not later than the 10th day after the date on which the person
	begins to work or attend school.
	(j)  If a person subject to registration under this chapter
	is released from a penal institution without being released to
	parole or placed on any other form of supervision and the person
	does not move to the address indicated on the registration form as
	the person's intended residence or does not indicate an address on
	the registration form, the person shall, not later than the seventh
	day after the date on which the person is released:
	(1)  report in person to the local law enforcement
	authority for the municipality or county, as applicable, in which
	the person is residing and provide that authority with the address
	at which the person is residing or, if the person's residence does
	not have a physical address, a detailed description of the
	geographical location of the person's residence; and
	(2)  until the person indicates the person's current
	address as the person's intended residence on the registration form
	or otherwise complies with the requirements of Article 62(A).055,
	as appropriate, continue to report, in the manner required by
	Subdivision (1), to that authority not less than once in each
	succeeding 30-day period and provide that authority with the
	address at which the person is residing or, if applicable, a
	detailed description of the geographical location of the person's
	residence.
	(k)  A person required to register under this chapter may not
	refuse or otherwise fail to provide any information required for
	the accurate completion of the registration form.
	Art. 62(A).052.  REGISTRATION: EXTRAJURISDICTIONAL
	REGISTRANTS. (a) An extrajurisdictional registrant is required to
	comply with the annual verification requirements of Article
	62(A).058 in the same manner as a person who is required to verify
	registration on the basis of a reportable conviction or
	adjudication.
	(b)  The duty to register for an extrajurisdictional
	registrant expires on the date the person's duty to register would
	expire under the laws of the other state or foreign country had the
	person remained in that state or foreign country, under federal
	law, or under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, as applicable.
	(c)  The department may negotiate and enter into a reciprocal
	registration agreement with any other state to prevent residents of
	this state and residents of the other state from frustrating the
	public purpose of the registration of arsonists by moving from one
	state to the other.
	Art. 62(A).053.  PRERELEASE NOTIFICATION. (a) Before a
	person who will be subject to registration under this chapter is due
	to be released from a penal institution. Before releasing the
	person, an official of the penal institution shall:
	(1)  inform the person that:
	(A)  not later than the later of the seventh day
	after the date on which the person is released or after the date on
	which the person moves from a previous residence to a new residence
	in this state or not later than the first date the applicable local
	law enforcement authority by policy allows the person to register
	or verify registration, the person must register or verify
	registration with the local law enforcement authority in the
	municipality or county in which the person intends to reside;
	(B)  not later than the seventh day after the date
	on which the person is released or the date on which the person
	moves from a previous residence to a new residence in this state,
	the person must, if the person has not moved to an intended
	residence, report to the applicable entity or entities as required
	by Article 62(A).051(h) or (j) or 62(A).055(e);
	(C)  not later than the seventh day before the
	date on which the person moves to a new residence in this state or
	another state, the person must report in person to the local law
	enforcement authority designated as the person's primary
	registration authority by the department and to the juvenile
	probation officer, community supervision and corrections
	department officer, or parole officer supervising the person;
	(D)  not later than the 10th day after the date on
	which the person arrives in another state in which the person
	intends to reside, the person must register with the law
	enforcement agency that is identified by the department as the
	agency designated by that state to receive registration
	information, if the other state has a registration requirement for
	arsonists;
	(E)  not later than the 30th day after the date on
	which the person is released, the person must apply to the
	department in person for the issuance of an original or renewal
	driver's license or personal identification certificate and a
	failure to apply to the department as required by this paragraph
	results in the automatic revocation of any driver's license or
	personal identification certificate issued by the department to the
	person; and
	(F)  the person must notify appropriate entities
	of any change in status as described by Article 62(A).057;
	(2)  require the person to sign a written statement
	that the person was informed of the person's duties as described by
	Subdivision (1) or Subsection (g) or, if the person refuses to sign
	the statement, certify that the person was so informed;
	(3)  obtain the address or, if applicable, a detailed
	description of each geographical location where the person expects
	to reside on the person's release and other registration
	information, including a photograph and complete set of
	fingerprints; and
	(4)  complete the registration form for the person.
	(b)  On the seventh day before the date on which a person who
	will be subject to registration under this chapter is due to be
	released from a penal institution, or on receipt of notice by a
	penal institution that a person who will be subject to registration
	under this chapter is due to be released in less than seven days, an
	official of the penal institution shall send the person's completed
	registration form and numeric risk level to the department and to:
	(1)  the applicable local law enforcement authority in
	the municipality or county in which the person expects to reside, if
	the person expects to reside in this state; or
	(2)  the law enforcement agency that is identified by
	the department as the agency designated by another state to receive
	registration information, if the person expects to reside in that
	other state and that other state has a registration requirement for
	arsonists.
	(d)  If a person who has a reportable conviction described by
	Article 28.02 Penal Code is placed under the supervision of the
	parole division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or a
	community supervision and corrections department under Section
	510.017, Government Code, the division or community supervision and
	corrections department shall conduct the prerelease notification
	and registration requirements specified in this article on the date
	the person is placed under the supervision of the division or
	community supervision and corrections department. If a person who
	has a reportable adjudication of delinquent conduct described by
	Article 62(A).001(5)(H) or (I) is, as permitted by Section 60.002,
	Family Code, placed under the supervision of the Texas Youth
	Commission, a public or private vendor operating under contract
	with the Texas Youth Commission, a local juvenile probation
	department, or a juvenile secure pre-adjudication or
	post-adjudication facility, the commission, vendor, probation
	department, or facility shall conduct the prerelease notification
	and registration requirements specified in this article on the date
	the person is placed under the supervision of the commission,
	vendor, probation department, or facility.
	(e)  Not later than the eighth day after receiving a
	registration form under Subsection (b), (c), or (d), the local law
	enforcement authority shall verify the basis on which the person is
	subject to registration under this chapter.
	Art. 62(A).055.  CHANGE OF ADDRESS; LACK OF ADDRESS. (a) If a
	person required to register under this chapter intends to change
	address, regardless of whether the person intends to move to
	another state, the person shall, not later than the seventh day
	before the intended change, report in person to the local law
	enforcement authority designated as the person's primary
	registration authority by the department and to the juvenile
	probation officer, community supervision and corrections
	department officer, or parole officer supervising the person and
	provide the authority and the officer with the person's anticipated
	move date and new address. If a person required to register changes
	address, the person shall, not later than the later of the seventh
	day after changing the address or the first date the applicable
	local law enforcement authority by policy allows the person to
	report, report in person to the local law enforcement authority in
	the municipality or county in which the person's new residence is
	located and provide the authority with proof of identity and proof
	of residence.
	(b)  Not later than the third day after receipt of notice
	under Subsection (a), the person's juvenile probation officer,
	community supervision and corrections department officer, or
	parole officer shall forward the information provided under
	Subsection (a) to the local law enforcement authority designated as
	the person's primary registration authority by the department and,
	if the person intends to move to another municipality or county in
	this state, to the applicable local law enforcement authority in
	that municipality or county.
	(c)  If the person moves to another state that has a
	registration requirement for convicted arsonists, the person
	shall, not later than the 10th day after the date on which the
	person arrives in the other state, register with the law
	enforcement agency that is identified by the department as the
	agency designated by that state to receive registration
	information.
	(d)  Not later than the third day after receipt of
	information under Subsection (a) or (b), whichever is earlier, the
	local law enforcement authority shall forward this information to
	the department and, if the person intends to move to another
	municipality or county in this state, to the applicable local law
	enforcement authority in that municipality or county.
	(e)  If a person who reports to a local law enforcement
	authority under Subsection (a) does not move on or before the
	anticipated move date or does not move to the new address provided
	to the authority, the person shall:
	(1)  not later than the seventh day after the
	anticipated move date, and not less than weekly after that seventh
	day, report to the local law enforcement authority designated as
	the person's primary registration authority by the department and
	provide an explanation to the authority regarding any changes in
	the anticipated move date and intended residence; and
	(2)  report to the juvenile probation officer,
	community supervision and corrections department officer, or
	parole officer supervising the person not less than weekly during
	any period in which the person has not moved to an intended
	residence.
	(f)  If the person moves to another municipality or county in
	this state, the department shall inform the applicable local law
	enforcement authority in the new area of the person's residence not
	later than the third day after the date on which the department
	receives information under Subsection (a). Not later than the
	eighth day after the date on which the local law enforcement
	authority is informed under Subsection (a) or under this
	subsection, the authority shall verify the basis on which the
	person is subject to registration under this chapter.
	Art. 62(A).057.  STATUS REPORT BY SUPERVISING OFFICER OR
	LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY. (a) If the juvenile probation
	officer, community supervision and corrections department officer,
	or parole officer supervising a person subject to registration
	under this chapter receives information to the effect that the
	person's status has changed in any manner that affects proper
	supervision of the person, including a change in the person's name,
	online identifiers, physical health, job or educational status,
	including higher educational status, incarceration, or terms of
	release, the supervising officer shall promptly notify the
	appropriate local law enforcement authority or authorities of that
	change. If the person required to register intends to change
	address, the supervising officer shall notify the local law
	enforcement authorities designated by Article 62(A).055(b). Not
	later than the seventh day after the date the supervising officer
	receives the relevant information, the supervising officer shall
	notify the local law enforcement authority of any change in the
	person's job or educational status in which the person:
	(1)  becomes employed, begins to carry on a vocation,
	or becomes a student at a particular public or private institution
	of higher education; or
	(2)  terminates the person's status in that capacity.
	(b)  Not later than the later of the seventh day after the
	date of the change or the first date the applicable authority by
	policy allows the person to report, a person subject to
	registration under this chapter shall report to the local law
	enforcement authority designated as the person's primary
	registration authority by the department any change in the person's
	name, online identifiers, physical health, or job or educational
	status, including higher educational status.
	(c)  For purposes of Subsection (b):
	(1)  a person's job status changes if the person leaves
	employment for any reason, remains employed by an employer but
	changes the location at which the person works, or begins
	employment with a new employer;
	(2)  a person's health status changes if the person is
	hospitalized as a result of an illness;
	(3)  a change in a person's educational status includes
	the person's transfer from one educational facility to another; and
	(4)  regarding a change of name, notice of the proposed
	name provided to a local law enforcement authority as described by
	Sections 45.004 and 45.103, Family Code, is sufficient, except that
	the person shall promptly notify the authority of any denial of the
	person's petition for a change of name.
	(d)  Not later than the seventh day after the date the local
	law enforcement authority receives the relevant information, the
	local law enforcement authority shall notify the department of any
	change in the person's job or educational status in which the
	person:
	(1)  becomes employed, begins to carry on a vocation,
	or becomes a student at a particular public or private institution
	of higher education; or
	(2)  terminates the person's status in that capacity.
	Art. 62(A).058.  LAW ENFORCEMENT VERIFICATION OF
	REGISTRATION INFORMATION. (a) A person subject to registration
	under this chapter who has for an arson offense been convicted two
	or more times, received an order of deferred adjudication two or
	more times, or been convicted and received an order of deferred
	adjudication shall report to the local law enforcement authority
	designated as the person's primary registration authority by the
	department not less than once in each 90-day period following the
	date the person first registered under this chapter to verify the
	information in the registration form maintained by the authority
	for that person. A person subject to registration under this
	chapter who is not subject to the 90-day reporting requirement
	described by this subsection shall report to the local law
	enforcement authority designated as the person's primary
	registration authority by the department once each year not earlier
	than the 30th day before and not later than the 30th day after the
	anniversary of the person's date of birth to verify the information
	in the registration form maintained by the authority for that
	person. For purposes of this subsection, a person complies with a
	requirement that the person register within a 90-day period
	following a date if the person registers at any time on or after the
	83rd day following that date but before the 98th day after that
	date.
	(b)  A local law enforcement authority designated as a
	person's primary registration authority by the department may
	direct the person to report to the authority to verify the
	information in the registration form maintained by the authority
	for that person. The authority may direct the person to report under
	this subsection once in each 90-day period following the date the
	person first registered under this chapter, if the person is
	required to report not less than once in each 90-day period under
	Subsection (a) or once in each year not earlier than the 30th day
	before and not later than the 30th day after the anniversary of the
	person's date of birth, if the person is required to report once
	each year under Subsection (a). A local law enforcement authority
	may not direct a person to report to the authority under this
	subsection if the person is required to report under Subsection (a)
	and is in compliance with the reporting requirements of that
	subsection.
	(c)  A local law enforcement authority with whom a person
	reports under this article shall require the person to produce
	proof of the person's identity and residence before the authority
	gives the registration form to the person for verification. If the
	information in the registration form is complete and accurate, the
	person shall verify registration by signing the form. If the
	information is not complete or not accurate, the person shall make
	any necessary additions or corrections before signing the form.
	(d)  A local law enforcement authority designated as a
	person's primary registration authority by the department may at
	any time mail a nonforwardable verification form to the last
	reported address of the person. Not later than the 21st day after
	receipt of a verification form under this subsection, the person
	shall:
	(1)  indicate on the form whether the person still
	resides at the last reported address and, if not, provide on the
	form the person's new address;
	(2)  complete any other information required by the
	form;
	(3)  sign the form; and
	(4)  return the form to the authority.
	(e)  For purposes of this article, a person receives multiple
	convictions or orders of deferred adjudication regardless of
	whether:
	(1)  the judgments or orders are entered on different
	dates; or
	(2)  the offenses for which the person was convicted or
	placed on deferred adjudication arose out of different criminal
	transactions.
	Art. 62(A).059.  REGISTRATION OF PERSONS REGULARLY VISITING
	LOCATION. (a) A person subject to this chapter who on at least three
	occasions during any month spends more than 48 consecutive hours in
	a municipality or county in this state, other than the municipality
	or county in which the person is registered under this chapter,
	before the last day of that month shall report that fact to:
	(1)  the local law enforcement authority of the
	municipality in which the person is a visitor; or
	(2)  if the person is a visitor in a location that is
	not a municipality, the local law enforcement authority of the
	county in which the person is a visitor.
	(b)  A person described by Subsection (a) shall provide the
	local law enforcement authority with:
	(1)  all information the person is required to provide
	under Article (A) 62.051(c);
	(2)  the address of any location in the municipality or
	county, as appropriate, at which the person was lodged during the
	month; and
	(3)  a statement as to whether the person intends to
	return to the municipality or county during the succeeding month.
	(c)  This article does not impose on a local law enforcement
	authority requirements of public notification or notification to
	schools relating to a person about whom the authority is not
	otherwise required by this chapter to make notifications.
	Art. 62(A).060.  REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO DRIVER'S LICENSE
	OR PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CERTIFICATE. (a) A person subject to
	registration under this chapter shall apply to the department in
	person for the issuance of, as applicable, an original or renewal
	driver's license under Section 521.272, Transportation Code, an
	original or renewal personal identification certificate under
	Section 521.103, Transportation Code, or an original or renewal
	commercial driver's license or commercial driver learner's permit
	under Section 522.033, Transportation Code, not later than the 30th
	day after the date:
	(1)  the person is released from a penal institution or
	is released by a court on community supervision or juvenile
	probation; or
	(2)  the department sends written notice to the person
	of the requirements of this article.
	(b)  The person shall annually renew in person each driver's
	license or personal identification certificate issued by the
	department to the person, including each renewal, duplicate, or
	corrected license or certificate, until the person's duty to
	register under this chapter expires.
	Art. 62.061.  DNA SPECIMEN. A person required to register
	under this chapter shall comply with a request for a DNA specimen
	made by a law enforcement agency under Section 411.1473, Government
	Code.
	Art. 62(A).062.  LIMITATION ON NEWSPAPER PUBLICATION. (a)
	Except as provided by Subsection (b), a local law enforcement
	authority may not publish notice in a newspaper or other periodical
	or circular concerning a person's registration under this chapter
	if the only basis on which the person is subject to registration is
	one or more adjudications of delinquent conduct.
	SUBCHAPTER C. EXPIRATION OF DUTY TO REGISTER; GENERAL
	PENALTIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE
	Art. 62(A).101.  EXPIRATION OF DUTY TO REGISTER. (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)  an arson offense;
	(2)  an offense under Section 28.02, Penal Code;
	(3)  an offense under Section 28.02 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;
	(4)  an offense under Section 28.02 Penal Code, if:
	(A)  the judgment in the case contains an
	affirmative finding under Article; and
	(B)  before or after the person is convicted or
	adjudicated for the offense under 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; or
	(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 a penal
	institution or discharges community supervision or 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.
	Art. 62(A).102.  FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH REGISTRATION
	REQUIREMENTS. (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 (A) 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(A).101(a)
	and who is required to verify registration once each year under
	Article 62(A).058; and
	(3)  a felony of the second degree if the actor is a
	person whose duty to register expires under Article 62(A).101(a)
	and who is required to verify registration once each 90-day period
	under Article 62(A).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 punishment for the offense or the
	attempt to commit the offense is increased to the punishment for the
	next highest degree of felony.
	SUBCHAPTER D. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN WORKERS AND STUDENTS
	Art. 62(A).151.  DEFINITIONS.  For purposes of this
	subchapter, a person:
	(1)  is employed or carries on a vocation if the person
	works or volunteers on a full-time or part-time basis for a
	consecutive period exceeding 14 days or for an aggregate period
	exceeding 30 days in a calendar year;
	(2)  works regardless of whether the person works for
	compensation or for governmental or educational benefit; and
	(3)  is a student if the person enrolls on a full-time
	or part-time basis in any educational facility, including:
	(A)  a public or private primary or secondary
	school, including a high school or alternative learning center; or
	(B)  a public or private institution of higher
	education.
	Art. 62(A).152.  REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN WORKERS OR
	STUDENTS. (a) A person is subject to this subchapter and, except as
	otherwise provided by this article, to the other subchapters of
	this chapter if the person:
	(1)  has a reportable conviction or adjudication;
	(2)  resides in another state; and
	(3)  is employed, carries on a vocation, or is a student
	in this state.
	(b)  A person described by Subsection (a) is subject to the
	registration and verification requirements of Articles 62(A).051
	and 62(A).058 and to the change of address requirements of Article
	62(A).055, except that the registration and verification and the
	reporting of a change of address are based on the municipality or
	county in which the person works or attends school. The person is
	subject to the school notification requirements of Articles
	62(A).053-62(A).055, except that notice provided to the
	superintendent and any administrator is based on the public school
	district in which the person works or attends school.
	(c)  A person described by Subsection (a) is not subject to
	Article 62(A).101.
	(d)  The duty to register for a person described by
	Subsection (a) ends when the person no longer works or studies in
	this state, provides notice of that fact to the local law
	enforcement authority in the municipality or county in which the
	person works or attends school, and receives notice of verification
	of that fact from the authority. The authority must verify that the
	person no longer works or studies in this state and must provide to
	the person notice of that verification within a reasonable time.
	(e)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), this article does not
	apply to a person who has a reportable conviction or adjudication,
	who resides in another state, and who is employed, carries on a
	vocation, or is a student in this state if the person establishes
	another residence in this state to work or attend school in this
	state. However, that person remains subject to the other articles
	of this chapter based on that person's residence in this state.
	Art. 62(A).153.  REGISTRATION OF WORKERS OR STUDENTS AT
	INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.  (a)  Not later than the later of
	the seventh day after the date on which the person begins to work or
	attend school or the first date the applicable authority by policy
	allows the person to register, a person required to register under
	Article 62(A).152 or any other provision of this chapter who is
	employed, carries on a vocation, or is a student at a public or
	private institution of higher education in this state shall report
	that fact to:
	(1)  the authority for campus security for that
	institution; or
	(2)  if an authority for campus security for that
	institution does not exist, the local law enforcement authority of:
	(A)  the municipality in which the institution is
	located; or
	(B)  the county in which the institution is
	located, if the institution is not located in a municipality.
	(b)  A person described by Subsection (a) shall provide the
	authority for campus security or the local law enforcement
	authority with all information the person is required to provide
	under Article 62(A).051(c).
	(c)  A person described by Subsection (a) shall notify the
	authority for campus security or the local law enforcement
	authority not later than the seventh day after the date of
	termination of the person's status as a worker or student at the
	institution.
	(d)  The authority for campus security or the local law
	enforcement authority shall promptly forward to the administrative
	office of the institution any information received from the person
	under this article and any information received from the department
	under Article 62(A).005.
	(e)  Subsection (a)(2) does not require a person to register
	with a local law enforcement authority if the person is otherwise
	required by this chapter to register with that authority.
	(f)  This article does not impose the requirements of public
	notification or notification to public or private primary or
	secondary schools on:
	(1)  an authority for campus security; or
	(2)  a local law enforcement authority, if those
	requirements relate to a person about whom the authority is not
	otherwise required by this chapter to make notifications.
	SUBCHAPTER E. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO PERSONS SUBJECT TO CIVIL
	COMMITMENT
	Art. 62(A).201. ADDITIONAL PUBLIC NOTICE FOR INDIVIDUALS
	SUBJECT TO CIVIL COMMITMENT. (a) On receipt of notice under this
	chapter that a person subject to registration who is civilly
	committed as an arsonist is due to be released from a penal
	institution or intends to move to a new residence in this state, the
	department shall, not later than the seventh day after the date on
	which the person is released or the seventh day after the date on
	which the person moves, provide written notice mailed or delivered
	to at least each address, other than a post office box, within a
	one-mile radius, in an area that has not been subdivided, or a
	three-block area, in an area that has been subdivided, of the place
	where the person intends to reside.
	(b)  The department shall provide the notice in English and
	Spanish and shall include in the notice any information that is
	public information under this chapter. The department may not
	include any information that is not public information under this
	chapter.
	(c)  The department shall establish procedures for a person
	with respect to whom notice is provided under this article to pay to
	the department all costs incurred by the department in providing
	the notice. The person shall pay those costs in accordance with the
	procedures established under this subsection.
	(d)  The department's duty to provide notice under this
	article in regard to a particular person ends on the date on which a
	court releases the person from all requirements of the civil
	commitment process.
	Art. 62(A).202.  VERIFICATION OF INDIVIDUALS SUBJECT TO
	COMMITMENT. (a) Notwithstanding Article 62(A).058, if an
	individual subject to registration under this chapter is civilly
	committed as an arsonist, the person shall report to the local law
	enforcement authority designated as the person's primary
	registration authority by the department not less than once in each
	30-day period following the date the person first registered under
	this chapter to verify the information in the registration form
	maintained by the authority for that person. For purposes of this
	subsection, a person complies with a requirement that the person
	register within a 30-day period following a date if the person
	registers at any time on or after the 27th day following that date
	but before the 33rd day after that date.
	(b)  On the date a court releases a person described by
	Subsection (a) from all requirements of the civil commitment
	process:
	(1)  the person's duty to verify registration as an
	arsonist is no longer imposed by this article;
	Art. 62(A).203.  FAILURE TO COMPLY: INDIVIDUALS SUBJECT TO
	COMMITMENT. (a) A person commits an offense if the person, after
	commitment as an arsonist but before the person is released from all
	requirements of the civil commitment process, fails to comply with
	any requirement of this chapter.
	(b)  An offense under this article is a felony of the second
	degree.
	SUBCHAPTER F.  REMOVAL OF REGISTRATION INFORMATION
	Art. 62(A).251.  REMOVING REGISTRATION INFORMATION WHEN
	DUTY TO REGISTER EXPIRES. (a) When a person is no longer required to
	register as an arsonist under this chapter, the department shall
	remove all information about the person from the Arson
	Registration.
	(b)  The duty to remove information under Subsection (a)
	arises if:
	(1)  the department has received notice from a local
	law enforcement authority under Subsection (c) or (d) that the
	person is no longer required to register or will no longer be
	required to renew registration and the department verifies the
	correctness of that information;
	(2)  the court having jurisdiction over the case for
	which registration is required requests removal and the department
	determines that the duty to register has expired; or
	(3)  the person or the person's representative requests
	removal and the department determines that the duty to register has
	expired.
	(c)  When a person required to register under this chapter
	appears before a local law enforcement authority to renew or modify
	registration information, the authority shall determine whether
	the duty to register has expired. If the authority determines that
	the duty to register has expired, the authority shall remove all
	information about the person from the arson registry and notify the
	department that the person's duty to register has expired.
	(d)  When a person required to register under this chapter
	appears before a local law enforcement authority to renew
	registration information, the authority shall determine whether
	the renewal is the final annual renewal of registration required by
	law. If the authority determines that the person's duty to register
	will expire before the next annual renewal is scheduled, the
	authority shall automatically remove all information about the
	person from the arson registry on expiration of the duty to register
	and notify the department that the information about the person has
	been removed from the registry.
	(e)  When the department has removed information under
	Subsection (a), the department shall notify all local law
	enforcement authorities that have provided registration
	information to the department about the person of the removal. A
	local law enforcement authority that receives notice from the
	department under this subsection shall remove all registration
	information about the person from its registry.
	(f)  When the department has removed information under
	Subsection (a), the department shall notify all public and private
	agencies or organizations to which it has provided registration
	information about the person of the removal. On receiving notice,
	the public or private agency or organization shall remove all
	registration information about the person from any registry the
	agency or organization maintains that is accessible to the public
	with or without charge.
	Art. 62(A).355.  WAIVER OF HEARING. (a) The prosecuting
	attorney may waive the state's right to a hearing under this
	subchapter and agree that registration under this chapter is not
	required. A waiver under this subsection must state whether the
	waiver is entered under a plea agreement.
	(b)  If the waiver is entered under a plea agreement, the
	court, without a hearing, shall:
	(1)  enter an order exempting the respondent from
	registration under this chapter; or
	(2)  under Section 54.03(j), Family Code, inform the
	respondent that the court believes a hearing under this article is
	required and give the respondent the opportunity to:
	(A)  withdraw the respondent's plea of guilty,
	nolo contendere, or true; or
	(B)  affirm the respondent's plea and participate
	in the hearing.
	(c)  If the waiver is entered other than under a plea
	agreement, the court, without a hearing, shall enter an order
	exempting the respondent from registration under this chapter.
	Art. 62(A).356.  EFFECT OF CERTAIN ORDERS. (a) A person who
	has an adjudication of delinquent conduct that would otherwise be
	reportable under Article 62(A).001 does not have a reportable
	adjudication of delinquent conduct for purposes of this chapter if
	the juvenile court enters an order under this subchapter exempting
	the person from the registration requirements of this chapter.
	(b)  If the juvenile court enters an order exempting a person
	from registration under this chapter, the respondent may not be
	required to register in this or any other state for the offense for
	which registration was exempted.
	Art. 62(A).357.  APPEAL OF CERTAIN ORDERS. (a)
	Notwithstanding Section 56.01, Family Code, on entry by a juvenile
	court of an order under Article 62(A).352(a) exempting a respondent
	from registration under this chapter, the prosecuting attorney may
	appeal that order by giving notice of appeal within the time
	required under Rule 26.2(b), Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure.
	The appeal is civil and the standard of review in the appellate
	court is whether the juvenile court committed procedural error or
	abused its discretion in exempting the respondent from registration
	under this chapter. The appeal is limited to review of the order
	exempting the respondent from registration under this chapter and
	may not include any other issues in the case.
	(b)  A respondent may under Section 56.01, Family Code,
	appeal a juvenile court's order under Article 62(A).352(a)
	requiring registration in the same manner as the appeal of any other
	legal issue in the case. The standard of review in the appellate
	court is whether the juvenile court committed procedural error or
	abused its discretion in requiring registration.
	SECTION 2.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This Act takes effect
	immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all members
	elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas
	Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for
	immediate effect, the Act takes effect on the ninety-first day
	after the last day of the legislative session in which it is
	enacted.